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Gale Warning 718, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 4, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 4, 2007, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2007, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041702 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

UPDATED AREAS 170 AND 172

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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS
IT MOVES INLAND NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THURSDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH WIND 30 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
900 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SEA SIDE. SEAS 15 FT
PACIFIC SIDE.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
900 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BERING SEA SIDE. W WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042329
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE ON SHORE 50 NM
SOUTH OF BETHEL THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 1003 MB SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING
NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT BERING SEA SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 205 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042345 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

CORRECTED 179

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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE ON SHORE 50 NM
SOUTH OF BETHEL THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 1003 MB SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING
NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT BERING SEA SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051211
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

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.

PKZ199-060200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NEAR SAND POINT
SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE.
$$

PKZ150-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-060200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 Oct 4, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS...A LARGE MATURE LOW IN THE CENTRAL
BERING IS THE DOMINATE FEATURE ON THE SFC MAP THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PROVIDING FOR A COLD AND CLEAR
START TO THE DAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS HAVE FINALLY LOCKED ONTO
THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF THE SPARLING LOW. THE ACCOMPANYING FRONT
IS MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN THE MODELS DEPICT BUT THE 06Z NAM IS
CLOSEST TO REALITY ON THIS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING WAS NEAR COLD BAY
MAKING STEADY EASTWARD PROGRESS. BEHIND THE LOW...STORM FORCE WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WARNING LEVEL GUSTS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THIS
AFTERNOON...THUS A WARNING IS IN EFFECT. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE
SOUTHWEST COAST...WARM AIR WILL OVERTAKE THE REGION TURNING ANY MIXED
PRECIP INTO PRETTY MUCH ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. KODIAK ISLAND WILL GET
INTO THE RAIN BY MID MORNING WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING JUST
EAST OF THE ISLAND THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE
KENAI PENINSULA AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...WITH AGAIN MUCH OF THE PRECIP FALLING AS LIQUID. WINDS ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM WILL KICK UP BRIEFLY THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT BUT QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY FRI MORNING AS THE FLOW BECOMES MUCH
MORE VARIABLE WITH LOW PRESSURE OVERHEAD.

THE MAIN LOW BACK TO THE WEST WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
DURING THE DAY FRI WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR RUSHING SOUTHWARD. WITH
THIS SURGE OF COLD ADVECTION...STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE AKPEN THROUGH SAT WITH SNOW SHOWERS PREVALENT
FROM THE EASTERN BERING EASTWARD THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT WITH THE SLOW EASTERN MOVEMENT...THE BIG
PUSH OF COLD AIR LOOKS TO BE DELAYED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL SUN.
REGARDLESS...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL BE PRESENT FOR SHOWERY ACTIVITY TO
BE RAIN OR SNOW. OF COURSE, ALL SNOW CAN BE FOUND AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVENT N-S GAPS WINDS FROM GETTING
COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL...BUT GUSTY WINDS IN THE USUAL PLACES WILL
EXIST.

MODELS HAVE LATCHED ONTO AN UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED WEAK SFC LOW
DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE BERING SAT/SAT NIGHT UNDERCUTTING THE
RIDGE. THE LATEST FORECAST HAS BEEN NUDGED IN THIS DIRECTION...BUT
WINDS AND PRECIP WILL BE NOMINAL COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND WITH RIDGING OVER
THE BERING WILL REMAIN THE MAIN FEATURES INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE DEVIATED FROM THIS SCENARIO A
BIT...BUT FOR NOW WE WILL STICK WITH CONTINUITY WHICH FAVORS
RELATIVELY DRY AND COOL WEATHER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 195.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 172 180 185 351 352.
         STORM 160 179 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 3, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Oct 3, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 3, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Oct 3, 11:56 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC18 hr
Oct 4, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 4, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Oct 4, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 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.