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Gale Warning 562, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 12, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 2008, 10:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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
Sep 12, 2008, 10:35 PM AKDT (06:35 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130639 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

UPDATED ZONE 150 AND 185.

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.

PKZ199-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF
BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 1000 MB LOW
NEAR SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATTU AND
STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF
DUTCH HARBOR WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. S WIND 20 KT W OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131128
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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.

PKZ199-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING MAINTAINS
ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO
999 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN
MORNING...THEN SOUTHEAST FURTHER INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-140200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IT APPEARS THAT THE NEW GFS MODEL HAD SPED UP THE LOW MOVE ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND SO IT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE 00Z ECMWF
MODEL. SO THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE GFS AND MORE IN THE ECMWF
WHICH HAD THE FASTER SOLUTION. ALL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL TREND TOWARD THE ECMWF BEYOND THAT
POINT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY CONTINUED TO
BE VERTICALLY STACKED ABOVE THE SURFACE FEATURE AND APPEARS TO HAVE
STALLED. A UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL CONTINUES
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST. A 300 MB JET IS FORMING BETWEEN THESE TO
SYSTEMS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THE THE WESTERN GULF.

THE WEATHER FRONT OVER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, KODIAK ISLAND
AND SOUTHWARD CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH. RAIN HAS BEGUN TO FALL OVER
MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE STALLED UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWEST
TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BENEATH THE UPPER SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER
FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS FROM THE WEST THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PORTION OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT
WITH THE RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER LOW NEAR SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH
OF ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 250 MILES
SOUTH OF UNIMAK ISLAND BY SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS WITH THE STORM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST,JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF, THROUGH TUESDAY
THEN TURN NORTH INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120, 130, 132, 138, 140, 170, 172, 175, 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM SEP 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC45 hr
Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 13, 4:00 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.