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Gale Warning 749, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2009, 1:10 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2009, 1:10 AM AKDT (09:10 UTC)
Expired
Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 230913 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
110 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

UPDATED ZONE 165

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 THU OCT 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAKENING 972 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW OVER THE GULF WILL
BECOME STATIONARY TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AND WEAKEN TO 976 MB FRI
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
115 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN 
THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-231400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 231137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 290 NM WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 180 NM
WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 991 MB SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-240200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-240200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA CONNECTS AN UPPER
LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA TO ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A RIDGE ALSO
PERSISTS OVER WESTERN CANADA.
AT THE SURFACE...A NORTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. A WEAKEN LOW NEAR SAND POINT IS VERTICALLY STACKED
BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. ANOTHER LOW HAD MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF
WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM THE CENTER.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BUT BEGIN TO LOSE
CONSENSUS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GFS MODEL CONTINUES TO HAVE THE MOST
CONSISTENT SOLUTION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SATURDAY. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY. THE HIGH
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY AND THE
UPPER FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY SATURDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THE NEW STORM OVER THE GULF WILL TURN WEST AND MOVE THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND TONIGHT AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR DILLINGHAM FRIDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF AND ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG EAST
WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE
KENAI MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE GULF SATURDAY AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS AND RAIN TO THE GULF COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY
FRIDAY WILL KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL FALL ON THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ISOLATED FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY SATURDAY
AS A SURFACE LOW FORMING OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINLY IN TODAY'S LONG TERM MODELS THAT
CONFIDENCE IN ANY OF THE MODELS IS LOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120 130
         GALE 125 129 130 132 138 140 150 160 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM OCT 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 22, 11:50 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC4 hr
Oct 23, 12:45 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 hr
Oct 23, 12:45 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC3 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC

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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.