Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2016, 3:10 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 23, 2016, 3:10 PM AKST (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
240 FZAK52 PAFC 240010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 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. PKZ199-241245- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 977 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 978 MB SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 951 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 957 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-241245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-241245- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-241245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-241245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-241245- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-241245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-241245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-241245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-241245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-241245- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-241245- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-241245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-241245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:08 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:46 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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