Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 183, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 2, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 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.
941 FZAK51 PAFC 022259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-031200- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND STRENGTHENS 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 MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-031200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-031200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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760 FZAK51 PAFC 030245 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 PM 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. PKZ197-031200- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND STRENGTHENS 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 MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-031200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 625 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-031200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031200- PASSAGE CANAL 625 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
785 FZAK51 PAFC 030415 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 810 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 125 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. PKZ197-031200- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND STRENGTHENS 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 MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-031200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 810 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 24 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-031200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 810 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031200- PASSAGE CANAL 625 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
836 FZAK51 PAFC 030520 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM 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. PKZ197-031200- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND STRENGTHENS 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 MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-031200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 810 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 24 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-031200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 810 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031200- PASSAGE CANAL 920 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-031200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-031200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 2, 3:45 PM AKDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 3:45 PM AKDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
345 PM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SPANS MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH A BROAD RIDGE
LOCATED EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. WITHIN THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND COVERS THE
BERING AND MAINLAND ALASKA. EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS...ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR.
A 150 KT UPPER LEVEL JET EXISTS WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC.
.AT THE SURFACE...TWO 982 MB SURFACE LOWS ARE CENTERED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ALTHOUGH THESE LOWS ARE RELATIVELY WEAK...THEY COVER MUCH
OF MAINLAND ALASKA. WHILE LIGHT SHOWERS ARE FALLING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR...STEADIER RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ALONG THE COAST AS A
SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES THE COAST AND SUPPORTS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS AGREE FAIRLY WELL THROUGH MONDAY...SO A BLEND WITH
THE NAM WAS USED FOR THE SHORT TERM IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
DETAIL. MODELS THEN BEGIN TO DISAGREE ON THE POSITION OF A LOW MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS AND
ECMWF HAVE SIMILAR POSITIONS OF THIS LOW BUT DIFFERENT INTENSITIES SO A BLEND
OF MODELS WAS USED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CLOSED SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA HAS
WEAKENED INTO A TROUGH AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE INLET. AS A
RESULT...THE TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS HAVE BEEN DRAWN NORTHWARD TOWARDS ANCHORAGE
AND GUSTS UP TO 29 KT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT TODAY. WINDS THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY HAVE GUSTED GREATER THAN 60 KTS THIS
MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG COASTAL REGIONS
TONIGHT DUE TO MOIST ONSHORE FLOW. A RELATIVELY WEAK LOW WILL APPROACH THE
KENAI PENINSULA BY SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RAIN ALONG
COASTAL REGIONS. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW FOR
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1030 AM MONDAY WHILE THE
FLOOD WARNING FOR RESURRECTION RIVER AT SEWARD REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM
MONDAY.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA...THIS MORNING...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS BEEN SUPPORTING NORTH AND WESTERLY
GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
LIGHT SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS THE AREA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE AND A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THIS LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES
SOUTHWESTWARD OUT OVER THE BERING.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING...A BROAD WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS TODAY.LIGHT
SHOWERS WILL AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS NORTHERLY FLOW
COVERS MUCH OF THE BERING AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH.
.LONG TERM...
AN ACTIVE AND WET PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ALASKA FORECAST REGION OVER
AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO
PROGRESS ACROSS THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...RESURRECTION RIVER 125
FLOOD ADVISORY...125
MARINE...STORM...120
GALE...125 130 165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN SEP 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 6:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 8:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Oct 3, 8:15 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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