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Gale Warning 595, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 20, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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: Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 202256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

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.

PKZ499-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W MOVES
TO 56N 167W AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB TUESDAY MORNING. A 958 MB LOW NEAR
48N 176E TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50N 175W AND INTENSIFIES TO 950
MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 51N 165W AND WEAKENS TO 957
MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-211400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 211140
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

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.

PKZ499-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1004 MB LOW AT 56N 169W WILL MOVE TO 54N 161W TUE AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW AT 44N 167E WILL MOVE TO 48N 175E
TUE AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 958 MB THEN TO 50N 177W AT 948 MB LATE
TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 53N 158W BY LATE WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-220200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 212241
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

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.

PKZ499-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 56M 166W WILL
DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 160W BY THU MORNING. A 961 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176W
WILL INTENSIFY TO 951 MB NEAR 50N 177W TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR
53N 148W THU MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 154W WED
EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 971 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THU
AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 170E WED AFTERNOON AND
MOVE TO 56N 180 BY THU AFTERNOON. 


$$

PKZ411-221400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 221147
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

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.

PKZ499-230200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 946 MB LOW AT 51N 176W THIS MORNING MOVES TO 52N 168W THIS
AFTERNOON AT 960 MB. THE LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO 
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU MORNING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 56N 173E
LATE TONIGHT MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-230200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.

.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 222344
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

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.

PKZ499-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 961 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR
55N 150W THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THU
AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 179W
THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-231400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 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 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NOT SPECTACULAR AGREEMENT AMONGST THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...BUT AN
IMPROVEMENT FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS. OF COURSE THIS DEGRADES
SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING ABOUT DAY FOUR OF THE FORECAST (THURSDAY).

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. WEAK RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ARCTIC JET TO
THE NORTH OF THE STATE AND THE (MAIN) SUBTROPICAL JET DOWN AROUND 40
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. THE TWO LOWS MENTIONED ARE GRABBING SOME
ENERGY FROM EACH JET.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT THE GULF LOW TO WEAKEN TODAY AND THEN KICK OUT OF THE AREA TO
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER LOW PUSHING UP FROM THE
SOUTH DUE IN THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATER TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL
WORK EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TODAY AND REACH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY EARLY TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN AS THE NEW GULF LOW DOMINATES THE PICTURE IN THAT AREA.

A RAPIDLY DEEPENING BOMB WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD...JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLAND CHAIN. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR POSSIBLY
VERY HIGH WINDS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW WILL KICK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WORKS INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
THIS LOW (THE FORMER ALEUTIAN ONE) WILL INTERACT WITH A POLAR LOW
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALASKA. AS MENTIONED...THE DETAILS
AT THIS TIME BECOME UNCLEAR AND CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST DROPS TO
VERY LOW LEVELS. PROBABLY THE MEAN LOW WILL BE OVER ALASKA NEXT
WEEKEND...BUT DETAILS ARE SKETCHY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
         GALE WARNING 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG OCT 08

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 21, 3:36 AM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 21, 3:52 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	12 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 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.