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Gale Warning 512, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 23, 2011, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2011, 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.

049 
FZAK52 PAFC 231156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT EVENING
AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR TOKSOOK BAY. A 1008 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST
OF ATTU SAT NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH AND MOVES TO 225 NM NORTH OF
ADAK SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING SIDE. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING
BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
317 
FZAK52 PAFC 232341
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 64N 165W AT 996 MB SAT
NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE
RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL MOVE TO 400 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1002 MB
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES
MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. ANOTHER UPPER LOW NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA. AN UPPER
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA IS STILL MOVING EAST. A STRONG SURFACE LOW
IS VERTICALLY STACKED UNDER THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
AND THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND IS MOVING CLOUDS OVER THE
YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE WESTERN LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE FRONT. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC TONIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE
ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE WESTERN BERING SEA LOW WILL BEGIN TO TURN EAST
THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN
WILL WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TONIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY
THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GULF
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE GULF...THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR
WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SATURDAY WILL BE LESS CONVECTIVE WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING ONLY IN THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN SATURDAY. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE WEST
WITH RAIN MOVING INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE BERING SEA WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THEN CHANGE TO
SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND AND SUNDAY.

.BERING SEA...
RAIN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME SHOWERS TONIGHT. GALE
FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY THEN DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER
WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SHOWERS WILL
REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...155 165 170 172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE COPPER RVR BASIN SATURDAY

NM JUL 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jul 23, 6:33 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC14 hr
Jul 23, 9:10 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC19 hr
Jul 23, 12:15 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC16 hr

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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.