Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 407, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 5, 2014, 3:44 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 5, 2014, 3:44 PM AKDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2014, 3:30 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019 FZAK51 PAFC 052344 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 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. PKZ197-061230- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ120-061230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-061230- RESURRECTION BAY- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-061230- PORT VALDEZ- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-061230- VALDEZ ARM- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061230- PASSAGE CANAL- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-061230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-061230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-061230- CHINIAK BAY- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-061230- MARMOT BAY- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-061230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-061230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. PATCHY FOG .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061230- KACHEMAK BAY- 344 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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230 FZAK51 PAFC 061158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 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. PKZ197-070045- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ119-070045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ120-070045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-070045- RESURRECTION BAY- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT . SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070045- PORT VALDEZ- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070045- VALDEZ ARM- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070045- PASSAGE CANAL- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-070045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-070045- CHINIAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070045- MARMOT BAY- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-070045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070045- KACHEMAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
498 FZAK51 PAFC 062256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 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. PKZ197-071130- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. $$ PKZ119-071130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ120-071130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071130- RESURRECTION BAY- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071130- PORT VALDEZ- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071130- VALDEZ ARM- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071130- PASSAGE CANAL- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-071130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-071130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-071130- CHINIAK BAY- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-071130- MARMOT BAY- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-071130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-071130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071130- KACHEMAK BAY- 256 PM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 5, 1:34 PM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 1:34 PM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 134 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THAT NUDGES INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THERE IS AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A LEADING FRONT MOVING INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL PATTERN. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE LOW CROSSING THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY ROUTE...PRETTY MUCH TAKING THE LOW STRAIT EAST ACROSS THE GULF. THE GFS AND CANADIAN SWING IT NORTH A BIT BEFORE GOING BACK SOUTH AGAIN. THE NAM AGREES WITH THE ECMWF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY...BEING JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE LEADING FRONT OVER KODIAK WILL PUSH NORTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT...SPREADING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION INLAND. THE FRONT WILL BREAK APART BY LATE MORNING...BUT ANOTHER (AND STRONGER) FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA DURING THE MORNING AND INLAND LATER IN THE DAY (TUESDAY). SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...THOUGH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE PARENT LOW SO FAR AWAY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE FAIRLY MINIMAL. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LEADING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS EVENING THEN INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATER TONIGHT (BUT NOT TO THE DELTA). THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER THE AREA...WITH RAIN PROBABLY NOT GETTING AS FAR WEST AS BETHEL. THE FRONT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO LEAVE/DISSIPATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...GETTING CAUGHT UP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 170 172 173 174. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && LUDWIG MAY 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:15 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| May 5, 3:59 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 5, 3:44 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 5, 3:48 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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