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Gale Warning 474, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 25, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 25, 2011, 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
Jun 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 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.

748 
FZAK52 PAFC 252306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 969 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM 
NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
009 
FZAK52 PAFC 261132
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 MB LOW 60 NM NE OF KISKA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB MON AFTERNOON AS
IT MOVES TO 80 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 
IN PLACE TUE.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 Jun 25, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

CORRECTED MARINE HAZARDS

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE FORECAST IS PANNING OUT WELL THIS MORNING WITH NEAR STORM FORCE
WINDS OUT WEST AND RAIN OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN IS MID-PATTERN SHIFT AS A STRONG LOW OUT WEST REACHES ITS
MAXIMUM STRENGTH TODAY AND AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND HEADS NORTH TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE PATTERN SHIFT WILL RESULT IN A LARGE OCCLUDED LOW IN THE CENTRAL
BERING BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING
UPSTREAM ALONG THE CANADA/ALASKA BORDER.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON ALL MAJOR
FEATURES. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT FEATURE BESIDES THE LARGE LOW OUT WEST
IS THE STACKED LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THAT WILL GET CAUGHT IN
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MOVE TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. PREVIOUS
RUNS HAD SOME TIMING ISSUES...BUT THOSE SEEM TO BE RESOLVED NOW WITH
TIMING AND STRENGTH CONSISTENT BETWEEN MODELS. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
WILL BE MADE TO THE ONGOING FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SHORTWAVE QUICKLY MOVED INLAND THIS MORNING AS STEADY LIGHT RAIN
BECAME SCATTERED SHOWERS. STILL ABUNDANT RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
STICKING AROUND SO CLOUDS AND THE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IMPACTING MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS
TURNING THE CORNER AROUND 50N 145W AND WILL HEAD STRAIGHT FOR
SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS WAVE WILL BE
SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE
INTERIOR. THIS WAVE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BRING AS MUCH MOISTURE AS THE
PREVIOUS ONE...SO THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT SOUTHCENTRAL WILL NOT
SEE THE STEADY RAIN THAT IT DID EARLY THIS MORNING.

THAT WILL CHANGE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH DIGS OUT WEST AND FLOW
ALOFT BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY OVERHEAD. THIS WILL USHER IN DEEPER
MOISTURE TO THE REGION...LEADING TO ANOTHER PERIOD OF STEADY LIGHT
RAIN FOR MOST AREAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STAY ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE
SO MINIMAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SOUTHWEST...
LIKEWISE...SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND BRISTOL BAY SEEING ABUNDANT
MOISTURE FROM THIS CURRENT SHORTWAVE. THE LOW CEILINGS AND SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING SEA LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASE
ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN MOVING INLAND SUNDAY
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
SHIFT THE FLOW ALOFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY...AND OPEN UP THE MOISTURE TO
FLOW FREELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WIDESPREAD RAINY AND CLOUDY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER WEST...NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW REACHING ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY
THIS MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY FILL AS IT DRIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD
ST MATTHEW ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WAY OUT WEST
BEHIND THIS LARGE LOW ALTHOUGH SHORT WAVES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE AROUND ITS PERIPHERY...BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN TO THE
BERING AND EVENTUALLY THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR LATER
IN THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNINGS 170 172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB JUN 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jun 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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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.