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Gale Warning 573, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 17, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
Aug 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181200
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AS A 1000 MB LOW MOVES
TO 260 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50
NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT AT 997 MB.
$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG FREQUENTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 182316
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1002 MB LOW 440 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 998 MB AND
MOVE TO 330 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO PORT HEIDEN SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 350
NM WEST NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-191400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-191400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-191400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 18 2006

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS..WRF CONTINUES TO MOVE THE COLD FRONT TOO FAST ON 00Z
RUN..WILL GO WITH THE CONSENSUS OF UKMET AND GFS ON SYSTEM FLOW.

SUMMARY..A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL LINGER OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TODAY WITH ITS COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE GULF OF AK.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RESULT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK TODAY. A RIDGE
OVER THE BERING WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND GIVE WAY TO A WEAK LOW THAT
WILL MOVE OVER THE PRIBILOFS SAT NIGHT. 850 MB CAA IS NOT NEARLY AS
STRONG AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS INDICATED. HOWEVER STILL ANTICIPATE
COOLER TEMPS MOVING INTO THE MAINLAND AOR TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AER..STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND COASTAL MARINES
WITH A TIGHT SOUTHERLY GRADIENT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AREA
WITH FROPA TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH FLOODING
A POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE AK AND TALKEETNA RANGES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO AFTERNOON
ALONG THE COAST AND MARINE AREAS SUCH AS COOK INLET IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST INTO THE COPPER RIVER SAT NIGHT
COOLER TEMPS MOVE IN BEHIND IT. EXPECT THIS TO BE MODERATED BY CLOUD
COVER.

ALU..FROPA CURRENTLY OCCURRING ALONG THE Y-K DELTA WITH RAIN ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST IN THE
WAKE OF FROPA AND POSSIBLY INLAND IF SUFFICIENT TEMP CONTRAST OCCURS.
STRATUS AND FOG STILL A FORECAST ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR AIR TRAVEL. AS
THE RIDGE MOVES OUT EXPECT RAIN TO MOVE IN TO THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN
CHAIN THROUGH SUN MORNING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 141 145.
MARINE...GALES 130 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RNW AUG 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Aug 17, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 18, 3:14 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.