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Gale Warning 548, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 22, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2009, 4:00 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 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2009, 4:00 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 222347
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-231400-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER
WESTERN ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA SUN MORNING AND MOVE EAST TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-231400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-231400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-231400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-231400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 231105
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-240200-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE ONSHORE SUN
MORNING. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 430 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING
AND MOVE EAST TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON
BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-240200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-240200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE AREA THIS MORNING IS A WEAKENING FRONT OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANCHOR LOW NORTH OF THE
BERING STRAIT. THE FRONT IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS EASTWARD AND IS
CURRENTLY BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF IS MAKING
FOR VERY NICE WEATHER THROUGHOUT MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL...YET IS ALSO
BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG IN INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. PROGRESSIVE HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL IN THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL BERING SEA REGIONS AND IS SLIDING SLOWLY EASTWARD.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM CONTINUE TO DO
REASONABLE...A SLIGHT SLOWING TREND IS EVIDENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MODELS RUNS IN REGARDS TO THE SPEED OF THE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS IT TRANSITS TO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. MODELS ARE
IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT BRINGING THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST GULF AS A GALE FORCE LOW
BY TUESDAY. AFTER A REINFORCING SHOT OF ENERGY BREAKS OFF FROM THE
ARCTIC LOW AND DROPS INTO THE GULF TUESDAY...MODELS FALL APART IN THE
BERING WHEN THE REMNANTS OF A TYPHOON NEAR JAPAN MAKE THEIR WAY INTO
THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE MORNING FORECAST...HAVE
GENERALLY FAVORED THE EUROPEAN MODEL DUE TO SLIGHTLY BETTER
CONSISTENCY THAN THE GFS. IN ADDITION...HPC GUIDANCE WAS INCLUDED IN
THE BLEND FROM THURSDAY ONWARD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
ANOTHER NICE DAY IS ON TRACK FOR TODAY...WITH HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MORE SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER
ARRIVES THIS EVENING ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA NORTH TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS
WEAK FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS IT
WEAKENS...MEANING SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER IN THE AREA THROUGH THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

.WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
AS THE CURRENT FRONT PUSHES EAST A BREAK IN SHOWER ACTIVITY IS
LIKELY. UNFORTUNATELY THIS MAY BE SHORT LIVED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
COAST...AS A SECONDARY FRONT DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES IN FROM THE BERING AND SHOULD MAKE
FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND FAIR WEATHER TO START THE WEEK.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD FOR ONE MORE DAY IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING BEFORE A RETURN TO UNSETTLED WEATHER MONDAY THAT PERSISTS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BEYOND MIDWEEK...FORECAST CONFIDENCE DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY.
NEVERTHELESS...LONG TERM MODELS SEEM TO SUGGEST THE MOST UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL BE CONFINED TO THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA.

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

AMD AUG 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Aug 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.