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Gale Warning 322, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2017, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 6, 2017, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2017, 3:51 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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742 FZAK51 PAFC 061141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 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. PKZ197-070100- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK SAT MORNING ALONG A FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOW THEN MERGES WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 993 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-070100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-070100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-070100- RESURRECTION BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070100- PORT VALDEZ- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070100- VALDEZ ARM- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070100- PASSAGE CANAL- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-070100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-070100- CHINIAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-070100- MARMOT BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-070100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-070100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070100- KACHEMAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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877 FZAK51 PAFC 062351 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 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. PKZ197-071300- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO 95 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-071300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST, E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-071300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071300- RESURRECTION BAY- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071300- PORT VALDEZ- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071300- VALDEZ ARM- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071300- PASSAGE CANAL- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-071300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-071300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-071300- CHINIAK BAY- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-071300- MARMOT BAY- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-071300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-071300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071300- KACHEMAK BAY- 351 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 4:38 PM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 4:38 PM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 438 PM AKDT Fri May 5 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The upper level pattern has shifted from the past few days bringing the ridge over southcentral Alaska with a large low moving over the central Aleutians. The atmosphere over southern Alaska is overall more stable than the past day or two which is suppressing convection. An interesting feature to note on visible satellite imagery from early afternoon is the cloud band that have developed along the sea breeze boundary over the western Kenai peninsula. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The low that is currently near the central Aleutians will have a triple point low develop along its front as it passes south of Kodiak Island Saturday. Models are in good agreement with this development and then having the triple point low rotate back toward the main low. This is where the models begin to have a little trouble with the way these lows interact. GFS was preferred overall with some NAM over southwest mainland Alaska. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions will persist. Saturday afternoon may see winds get a little gusty from the southeast due to the Turnagain Arm wind. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Expect continued sunny, warm, and dry conditions over much of Southcentral this evening as a ridge of high pressure moves over the area. The one exception to this rule will over over the eastern Copper River Basin and along the Wrangell Mountains which will see rain showers from a weak upper level trough clipping the area from the north. This ridge will however quickly depart the region by Saturday morning as a frontal system moves through the Gulf, bringing rain and east winds to Kodiak by late tonight, then spreading into the southern Kenai for Saturday. The good news for much of Southcentral from this front is that there is increasing confidence with that downsloping will keep any precipitation confined to the Gulf Coast/southern Kenai for most of the weekend. Instead the Anchorage Bowl and MatSu valley's will see increasing mid-high clouds through Sunday, with gusty gap winds through the usual areas of Turnagain Arm, as well as along the Knik and Copper River Valley's. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A front approaching Southwest Alaska from the south will move into the coast tonight. High cloud cover has already spread well inland, but the main precipitation is still on its way. With increasing easterly winds, those in the rain shadow of the Alaska Range, such as King Salmon, Iliamna, and Sparrevohn are unlikely to see much in the way of precipitation from this as compared with locations further west. However, those cities will not be spared from the easterly winds, which will gust to 25-30 mph overnight. As the front moves inland, it will shear apart as the main energy associated with it splits between the Bering and the Gulf. The portion of the energy over the Gulf will help to form a new triple-point low over the Pacific, which will make its way northwestward across the Alaska Peninsula and into Bristol Bay on Sunday, bringing more precipitation and reinvigorating the easterly winds inland. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A sprawling low pressure system centered near the central Aleutians is bringing gale force winds to the western Aleutians, with another area over the eastern Bering. As the low weakens and begins to move east, the gale force winds will also weaken, though not substantially so until Saturday night. As a new low forms over the north Pacific and the two merge on Sunday, northerly winds will become established over nearly all of the Bering. This will cause gap winds to develop with local funneling between the islands of the eastern Aleutians, especially Sunday afternoon and evening. Occasional snow will continue in Saint Paul this evening until some drier air now just south of Saint George makes its way in. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Next week will be characterized by high pressure that will build in over the Bering and try to stretch into mainland Alaska. This ridging will help push the low over the southwestern Gulf of Alaska further southward into the North Pacific. However, it will not be strong enough to fully inhibit afternoon convection for much of the southern mainland. By the middle of next week, another low will track eastward over the western portion of the Aleutian chain, shifting the ridging over the Bering eastward into the Southwestern coast and mainland by the end of the week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MARINE...STORM...130 131 GALES...119 120 132 137 138 139 160 175 177 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EZ SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JPW LONG TERM...PEPE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 6, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 6, 3:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 3:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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