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Gale Warning 652, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 19, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 192331
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-201400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH
THURSDAY. A 1013 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING WILL
MOVE TO NEAR PORT ALEXANDER AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-201400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-201400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-201400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS TO 9
FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.

.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

.TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201133
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-210200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1017 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU EVENING THEN MOVE EASTWARD
INTO WESTERN CANADA BY FRI MORNING. GUSTY WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-210200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ129-210200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-210200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 202320
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO PETERSBURG AT 990 MB
BY LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE FRI. A 1006 MB LOW 
400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH
OF AKHIOK AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 20 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 19, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 10:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

CORRECTION FOR TYPOS

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER FOR
THE BIG PICTURE. THE LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS RESOLVED
VERY SIMILARLY ON THE NAM GFS AND ECMWF. THE UPCOMING WEATHER FEATURE
THAT THE MODELS DIVERGE THE MOST ON IS A WAVE THAT WILL PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. THE ECMWF IS MUCH FASTER THAN
THE GFS OR NAM. THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST SOLUTION AS THE NAM
LOOKS TO KEEP THIS FEATURE TOO WEAK AND TOO FAR SOUTH. A SIMILAR
ISSUE OCCURS WITH YET ANOTHER WAVE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
SATURDAY WITH THE MODELS ALL ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS FEATURE WILL
DEVELOP BUT THE SOLUTION BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF ON SATURDAY
DIFFERS BY AROUND 600 MILES. THE GFS ENSEMBLE ALSO SHOWS THAT THE GFS
IS STRUGGLING TO RESOLVE THIS SYSTEM WHICH IS COMMON IN THIS PATTERN.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG WEATHER FEATURE REMAINS THE
LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. IT HAS WEAKENED TO AROUND 988
MB AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ON SHORE BETWEEN ST
MICHAELS AND UNALAKLEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE JET STREAM IS NOSING
ITS WAY BACK INTO THE AREA OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA BUT WILL RECEDE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY FRIDAY AS
THE BERING SEA LOW REMNANTS MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AROUND THE BERING SEA LOW THROUGH TOMORROW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
FALL AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO
OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS BROAD PASS AS WELL AS ISABEL AND
MENTASTA PASSES. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE DENALI HIGHWAY SAW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS LAST NIGHT AND WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW SHOWERS AGAIN
TONIGHT AS FREEZING LEVELS REMAIN LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ACTIVE FALL SEASON IS UPON US. ANOTHER
LARGE LOW APPEARS SET TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS
WEEKEND. THIS LOW WILL BE SIMILAR IN STRENGTH TO THE ONE THAT JUST
WENT THROUGH...BUT COLD AIR IN EASTERN RUSSIA WILL GET ENTRAINED INTO
THIS LOW AND LOWER FREEZING LEVELS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA EVEN LOWER THAN THEY ARE NOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 160 165 170 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

EZ/SAM
SEP 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 18, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 19, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 19, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.