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Gale Warning 596, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 26, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2009, 4:00 AM 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

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The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 261157
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-270200-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 55N 160W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA
SATURDAY NIGHT.  A 998 MB LOW NEAR 54N 162E WILL MOVE TO 56N 173E
SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 982 MB.
$$

PKZ411-270200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-270200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. EAST OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT WEST OF 175W 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT EAST OF 168W. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 262300
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-271400-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167E WILL MOVE TO 57N 170E AND STRENGTHEN TO
978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N 180 AT 986 MB MON
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FROM FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE 

$$

PKZ411-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 271137
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-280200-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR 58N 175W MON
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST OF 176E. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTH OF
56N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SOUTH OF 56 N...W WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT....EXCEPT WEST OF 176W WINDS BECOMING
SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF
176W. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF 167W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. EAST OF 167W...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 272300
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-281400-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 170E WILL MOVE TO 58N 169W AT 990 MB TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 281129
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-290200-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 984 MB LOW NEAR 57N 174E MOVE TO 59N 162W BY WED MORNING AS A 991
MB LOW.

$$

PKZ411-290200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS NORTH OF 56N.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW WEST OF 176W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF 175W...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. EAST OF 175W...SW
WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 25, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE CONSISTENT AND ARE HOLDING TOGETHER
WELL FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS. GENERALLY WENT WITH A GFS SOLUTION IN
THE WEST AND NAM IN THE EAST.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
IS THE EXTRA-TROPICAL REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHOI WAN. THIS SYSTEM IS
NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE SURFACE LOW JUST
SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND. THIS UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL HELP ESCORT THE LOW UP INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN BY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW IN THE
BERING SEA SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS IS TAPPING INTO THE COLD AIR ALOFT
STREAMING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND.
THIS LOW WILL HEAD NEARLY DUE EAST AD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT IS
ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO
THESE AREAS WHILE MOST OF THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE DROPPING
TEMPERATURES AS THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE MAINLAND
PART OF ALASKA TOMORROW.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THERE IS A LOW OF PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH RAIN AT THE LOWER LEVELS AND SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS. AS TEMPERATURES DROP OVERNIGHT AND COLDER AIR ALSO
ADVECTS INTO THE AREA THE FREEZING LEVEL WILL DROP OVER SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. MOST AREAS NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL NOT SEE ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AS THE SNOWFALL WILL BE MINIMAL OVER WARM GROUND.
HOWEVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE INCREASED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY IN SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA WHILE SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL START TO FEEL THE EFFECTS
OF THE RIDGE MOVING OVER IT BY SUNDAY. MONDAY THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE TO
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED BY THE PARENT LOW SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE FOR MUCH OF
THE THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 129 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 170 171 172 175
176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEP 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 25, 9:20 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 26, 5:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 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.