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Storm Warning 154, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 27, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 27, 2010, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2010, 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.

860 
FZAK52 PAFC 272354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

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.

PKZ199-281200-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176W WILL MOVE TO 56N 157W AT 985 MB WED
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED.
$$

PKZ150-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT BY NOON. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT 
GUSTING 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT BY MIDNIGHT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT THIS
EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 
NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...
22 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-281200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
638 
FZAK52 PAFC 280034 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
435 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-281200-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKINAK AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WED.

$$

PKZ150-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT BY NOON. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT 
GUSTING 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT BY MIDNIGHT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT THIS
EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 
NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...
22 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-281200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$
856 
FZAK52 PAFC 280341 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

UPDATED ALL ZONES

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.

PKZ199-281200-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SITKINAK AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WED.

$$

PKZ150-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT BY NOON. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING LATE EVENING WEST OF SAND POINT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT S AND W OF UNALASKA ISLAND.
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281200-
UNALASKA BAY
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING
TO 37 FT BY MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT
BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT
BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...22 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-281200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
740 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 27 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST
THREE DAYS. MODELS ARE NOT DIVERGING SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE WEEKEND
PERIOD WHICH WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION.
AT THIS TIME THE SHORT TERM HAS A MIX OF NAM AND GFS WHILE THERE IS A
LEANING TOWARD THE ECMWF FOR LATER PERIODS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THIS AREA OF THE HEMISPHERE IS BEING
DOMINATED BY A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST OFF THE ARCTIC
COAST. UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS EXTEND OUT OF THIS LOW DIGGING SOUTHWARD
JUST EAST OF THE AL-CAN BORDER AND WELL AS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA. THE JET STREAM AT 250 MB MOVES OFF JAPAN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT LOWS WITH A HIGH SITUATED
OVER THE VERY MIDDLE ON THE STATE.
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF IS WEAKENING AND MOVING EASTWARD AND IS
NO LONGER A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FACTOR IN SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE STRONG
STORM IN THE BERING SEA IS THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON MALAKAS. THIS
POTENT SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR FALSE PASS AND
THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA SYSTEM IS BRINGING HIGH WINDS
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH THE ADAK AREA GUSTING OVER 75 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE BERING SEA REGION AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL STAY RAIN WITH AS THIS IS AN OLD TROPICAL
SYSTEM.

THE PATTERN OF A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH SURFACE HIGH IS CONDUCIVE
FOR CLEAR BUT CHILLY WEATHER...WHICH IS WHAT IS OCCURRING OVER A
LARGE PART OF MAINLAND ALASKA TODAY. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE
EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE THERE IS STILL SOME LIGHT SNOW
FALLING...BUT THIS SHOULD END BY THIS EVENING. WITH THE BERING SEA
SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA CLOUDS WILL MOVE BACK INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA OVERNIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE A BIT UNDECIDED AS THE WEEKEND
APPROACHES BUT THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH DOES KEEP MOST
OF THE AREA IN CYCLONIC FLOW SO THE LONG STRETCH OF SUNNY AND CLEAR
WEATHER IN SOUTHERN ALASKA APPEARS TO BE COMING TO A RAPID END.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
MARINE...STORM 170 172 175 176.
         GALE 130 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEP 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 27, 7:40 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC8 hr
Sep 27, 7:40 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr

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Sources

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