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Gale Warning 653, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 FZAK52 PAFC 192336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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414 FZAK52 PAFC 200750 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 UPDATED 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1150 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
603 FZAK52 PAFC 201155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 60 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE EVENING AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
081 FZAK52 PAFC 202324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 410 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 180 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA AT 996 MB WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
171 FZAK52 PAFC 211119 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES 100 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WED EVENING AT 1000 MB AND THEN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A 987 MB LOW 325 NM WEST OF ATTU THU EVENING MOVES 75 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 987 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 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 Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR
965 MB IS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LARGE LOW
COVERS ALMOST THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AND THEN INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
AREA.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS WELL ENTRENCHED OVER THE STATE AND DIGS
SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 45N WITH AN UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR 55N 155W. THE JET
STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO STRETCH FROM THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THEN SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
BEFORE TURNING SHARPLY NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. WITH THE
JET STREAM POSITION REMAINING LARGELY UNCHANGED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS THE SECTION OF THE JET JUST SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE
THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST TWO MORE STRONG LOWS THAT
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS WEEK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SAME GENERAL STORY ON THE MODELS TODAY. THEY ARE
HANDLING THE MAIN LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WELL THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TUESDAY AND THEN RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY IS THE ONE THEY ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH. SOLUTIONS ARE
BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION. THE GFS IS STILL THE FASTEST AND
THE NAM THE SLOWEST BUT THE ECMWF SOLUTION LOOKS TO BE THE MOST
REASONABLE AND IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THESE TWO OTHER MODELS.
OF MORE CONCERN IS THE NEXT LOW WHICH WILL BE ENTERING THE EASTERN
GULF THURSDAY OR FRIDAY ALONG A VERY SIMILAR TRACK TO THE PREVIOUS
ONE. EVEN THE NEWEST 12Z MODEL RUNS SHOW A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH THE GFS MUCH FASTER AND DEEPER THAN THE ECMWF
OR NAM. AT THIS TIME PREFER THE ECMWF POSITIONING BUT THAT MODEL MAY
BE A LITTLE TOO WEAK ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS
PROMPTED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN ZONE 125. WHILE STREAM
LEVELS ARE NOT NEAR FLOOD STAGE YET THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY RISE
OVERNIGHT AS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND REMAIN
HIGH UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY THE HEAVIER RAINS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONTINUES TO SHOW THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS MEANS GENERALLY
SHOWERY WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE
GULF COASTLINE. ALTHOUGH A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BE PRESENT...THE
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTEN WILL KEEP STRONG STORMS MOSTLY
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR DOMAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 125.
MARINE...GALE 129 140 155 165 170 179 180.
STORM 125.
HURRICANE FORCE 120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 20, 11:55 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 20, 1:00 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 20, 3:10 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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