Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 4, 2016, 2:47 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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 4, 2016, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
801 FZAK52 PAFC 042247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 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. PKZ199-051130- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT ENTERS ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY THU MORNING AND STALLS THROUGH LATE THU. A NEW FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI. $$ PKZ150-051130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-051130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-051130- BRISTOL BAY- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-051130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-051130- UNALASKA BAY- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-051130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-051130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-051130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-051130- ADAK TO KISKA- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-051130- KISKA TO ATTU- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-051130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-051130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-051130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 3:56 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 4, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 4, 4:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| May 4, 4:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 4:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| May 4, 6:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| May 4, 2:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 4, 2:47 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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