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Gale Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 FZAK52 PAFC 172356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
255 FZAK52 PAFC 181258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THU MORNING WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
891 FZAK52 PAFC 190010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. . $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF KIPNUK. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF KIPNUK. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 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 Jan 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. DIFFERENCES WHICH DO OCCUR SHOULD ONLY RESULT IN MINOR SENSIBLE WEATHER ADJUSTMENTS. .UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE BLOCKING HIGH WAS EVIDENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND AND SOUTHERLY SLOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS HIGH CENTER MOVES TO NE RUSSIA WED AND THU AS AN EAST TO WEST TROUGH AXIS DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF AND STRETCHES WEST TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG TROUGH DROPS SOUTH OUT OF THE BEAUFORT SEA AND SETS UP RESIDENCE OVER THE MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF LATE SUN. THIS WILL USHER IN A CHANGE FROM A COLD AND DRY PATTERN TO WETTER AND A SLIGHTLY WARMER IN THE EAST AND A LITTLE WETTER AND STILL COLD IN THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... MAINLAND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS AROUND THE REGION THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. GUSTY GAP LOWS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX SOME WITH WEAKENING MAINLAND HIGH. WEAK RETROGRADING (SW MOVEMENT) TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER WED AS TROUGH CLEARS AREA AND EASTERLY FLOW DIMINISHES. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WITH GENERALLY EAST OR NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXPECT CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS COLD AIR MOVING OFF THE ICE PACK GATHERS MOISTURE. EXPECT SOME MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO CLIP THE ALEUTIANS AS WEAK SYSTEMS TRANSIT TO THE SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155 MARINE...GALE 150 155 170 172 175 176 179 352 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RMC JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:28 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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