Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 2, 2010, 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 2, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2010, 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.
360 FZAK51 PAFC 021156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030000- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR ANCHOR POINT CROSSES COOK INLET AND MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030000- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-030000- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030000- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030000- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030000- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030000- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-030000- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030000- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030000- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
582 FZAK51 PAFC 021320 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030000- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR ANCHOR POINT CROSSES COOK INLET AND MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030000- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-030000- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030000- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030000- PASSAGE CANAL 520 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030000- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030000- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-030000- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030000- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030000- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
365 FZAK51 PAFC 021650 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 UPDATED ZONES 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030000- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR ANCHOR POINT CROSSES COOK INLET AND MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030000- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-030000- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030000- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030000- PASSAGE CANAL 520 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030000- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030000- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-030000- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030000- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030000- KACHEMAK BAY 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
232 FZAK51 PAFC 021721 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 CORRECTED ZONES 130 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030000- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR ANCHOR POINT CROSSES COOK INLET AND MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030000- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-030000- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030000- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030000- PASSAGE CANAL 520 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030000- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030000- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-030000- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-030000- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030000- KACHEMAK BAY 845 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Oct 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT FRI OCT 1 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG LOW IS WRAPPING UP NICELY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
THIS MORNING. THE INITIAL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVED ONSHORE
OVERNIGHT AND A SECOND WAVE IS MOVING ONSHORE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FINAL OCCLUSION WILL APPROACH THE COAST OVERNIGHT...BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. THE SUBTROPICAL FETCH
HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE EAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE DYNAMIC SYSTEM
IS STILL VERY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN IN THE COASTAL REGIONS
ALTHOUGH THE REDUCED TROPICAL MOISTURE IS LEADING TO MORE DOWNSLOPED
AREAS ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BRINGING THE MAIN CIRCULATION
TOWARD KACHEMAK BAY AND THEN UP THE INLET...BEFORE WEAKENING INLAND
INTO A LARGE COMPLEX LOW OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. THE LOW THEN
DEVELOPS A NEW CENTER OFF OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE IT SLOWLY
WEAKENS AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT AS A LARGE
VERTICALLY STACKED FEATURE.
A FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS AN OBSERVATION AT BUOY 01. THE NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS THROUGH 20Z SUGGEST THE LOW IS TO THE EAST OF THE BUOY WHILE
THE MODELS ALL PLACE THE LOW TO THE WEST. I BELIEVE THE MODELS ARE
INITIALIZING OFF OF THE UPPER LOW THAT IS DISPLACED TO THE WEST ABOUT
100 MILES. THIS ADDS A SMALL AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FIRST
PERIOD OF THE FORECAST AS WE TRY TO ADJUST FOR THIS AND WATCH TO SEE
IF IT BECOMES MORE VERTICALLY STACKED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS
THE MODELS SUGGEST IT SHOULD BE.
A NEW FEATURE THAT THE 12Z RUNS ARE HITTING HARDER IS A DEVELOPING
LOW ALONG A POTENT SHORTWAVE MOVING UP TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF
SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS VARY WILDLY ON THE
STRENGTH AND SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM. AT THIS POINT...DID A BLEND TO
INTRODUCE SOME STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SATURDAY
NIGHT BUT WILL NEED TO WATCH THE NEXT COUPLE OF RUNS OF THE MODELS TO
MAKE SURE WE WON'T NEED ANYMORE HIGH WIND WARNINGS ALONG THE GULF
COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SYSTEM NOT QUITE PANNING OUT AS MODELS HAD
SUGGESTED THIS TIME YESTERDAY. WINDS ALONG THE COAST WERE NOT NEARLY
AS STRONG WITH THE INITIAL OCCLUSION TO MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. THREAT
STILL EXISTS FOR STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND HIGH
WIND WARNING WINDS THROUGH THE NORMAL CHANNELED TERRAIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO
FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA. COUPLED WITH
THE ELEVATED FREEZING LEVELS...WE ARE SEEING RIVERS RESPOND QUICKLY
THIS MORNING AND HAVE EXTENDED THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA.
THE GULF LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KACHEMAK BAY AND UP THE
INLET SUNDAY MORNING. THE DOWN-INLET PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN
AND ALLOW TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS TO FUNNEL THROUGH MUCH OF ANCHORAGE
SATURDAY...KNOCKING WHAT IS LEFT OF THE LEAVES OFF OF THE TREES. TOO
MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING BECAUSE OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. WILL
HAVE TO GO WITH GENERAL WORDING TO KEEP THE CHANCE OF PRECIP IN THE
FORECAST FOR NOW BUT AGAIN...WILL NEED TO FINE TUNE THE NEXT COUPLE
OF FORECASTS AS THINGS BECOME MORE CLEAR.
EARLY NEXT WEEK...ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN
GULF BRINGING MORE RAIN AND WIND TO SOUTHCENTRAL.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
LARGE DEFORMATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL OCCLUSION TO MOVE
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL IS NOW IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE RAIN AND SNOW THAT IS FALLING UNDER THIS
FEATURE IS GENERALLY LIGHT...BUT COULD BRING A FEW MORE INCHES TO THE
DELTA THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND OVERNIGHT...WINDS AT THE SURFACE BECOME LIGHT
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY. THE WEAK GRADIENT OVER THE REGION AND RECENT
PRECIPITATION SHOULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD LOW STRATUS AND FOG
OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE BRINGING MORE
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS BACK TO THE REGION WHICH MAY LAST THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY SPINS AND WEAKENS
OVER BRISTOL BAY.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA LEAD TO LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LONG WAVE PATTERN MAKES VERY LITTLE PROGRESS
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK SO EXPECTING MORE OF THE SAME FOR THIS
REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 125 135
FLOOD ADVISORY 125
MARINE...STORM 120 129 130
GALE 125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB SEP 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 11:55 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 7:28 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Oct 2, 10:32 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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