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Gale Warning 710, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST. 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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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2017, 3:38 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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640 FZAK51 PAFC 051251 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 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. PKZ197-060130- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 260 nm south of Middleton Island moves 25 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 1004 mb Tue afternoon and then moves inland. Another 996 mb low 330 nm southeast of Sitkinak Tue night moves 70 nm west of Middleton Island at 995 mb Wed afternoon and then moves inland Wed night. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf throughout the forecast period. $$ PKZ119-060130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-060130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-060130- Resurrection Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-060130- Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-060130- Port Valdez- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060130- Valdez Narrows- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-060130- Valdez Arm- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-060130- Passage Canal- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-060130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-060130- Barren Islands East- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-060130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-060130- Chiniak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-060130- Marmot Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-060130- Shelikof Strait- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-060130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-060130- Kachemak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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280 FZAK51 PAFC 060038 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 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. PKZ197-061315- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 mb low in the North Pacific Wed afternoon moves to 40 nm south of Cordova at 1001 mb and then moves inland Thu afternoon. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH Wednesday... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Middleton Island...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. W of Middleton Island...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ120-061315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming Variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-061315- Resurrection Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-061315- Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-061315- Port Valdez- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061315- Valdez Narrows- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061315- Valdez Arm- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-061315- Passage Canal- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-061315- Barren Islands East- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-061315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-061315- Chiniak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061315- Marmot Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061315- Shelikof Strait- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-061315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-061315- Kachemak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Dec 4, 3:21 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 7:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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