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Gale Warning 752, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 AM 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
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 231218 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE 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. PKZ199-240200- 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 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR KING SALMON. A 988 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 260 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Oct 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours 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 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Oct 23, 12:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 23, 12:45 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 23, 1:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC |
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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.