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Gale Warning 655, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 20, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 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

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The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 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.

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.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
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 20, 5:30 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 5:30 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE BIG STORY CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGE LOW CENTERED NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF AROUND 967 MB. THIS LOW IS
ENCOMPASSING VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE STATE...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THE BARRIER JET THAT HAD FORMED
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS DISSIPATED AND IS REPLACED BY
WIDESPREAD MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE THAT
ROTATED AROUND THE MAIN LOW OVERNIGHT HAS MOVED ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND IS NOW OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS IS THE SAME FEATURE
THAT BROUGHT MODERATE RAIN TO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL INCLUDING
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. BEHIND THIS SHORTWAVE AN AREA OF SIGNIFICANT
SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BROUGHT A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND VERY EARLY THIS
MORNING.

THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS A DEEPLY AMPLIFIED LONGWAVE TROUGH
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 150 KT JET STREAM FLOWS OFF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA DOWN INTO THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH NEAR 40N BEFORE MAKING A
SHARP LEFT/NORTHWARD TURN TOWARD THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. THIS AREA
WHERE THE JET STREAM RE-CURVES NORTHWARD WILL BE AN AREA OF FAVORED
DEVELOPMENT OF MORE LOWS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE STILL IN OVERALL VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
LARGE-SCALE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL FEATURE THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH REMAINING CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND REMAINING NEARLY
STATIONARY. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
AND MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. UNLIKE THE CURRENT
STORM THAT IS WINDING DOWN TODAY...THE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT THE NEXT FEW LOWS WILL STAY PRIMARILY IN THE EASTERN
GULF...MEANING THE WORST WEATHER WILL BE LIMITED MAINLY TO THE
PANHANDLE. THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC MODEL
PREFERENCE..AND A BLEND OF MODELS WAS USED FOR THE MORNING FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY AS IT DRIFTS
NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKENS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TODAY IN MOST AREAS
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVER INLAND LOCATIONS TONIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TODAY AS BROAD
SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH
PERIODS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE
WEEK...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. A FAST-MOVING 970S LOW MOVES UP
INTO THE EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY AND ANOTHER ON FRIDAY...WITH ONLY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO SOUTHCENTRAL BEING WIDESPREAD RAIN GENERALLY
EAST OF CORDOVA.

OUT WEST...COOL AND GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE BERING
THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY...BRINGING A ROUND OF RAIN AND
RELATIVELY MODERATE WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
COOL...CLOUDY...AND INTERMITTENTLY WET WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH
OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE MAINLAND. THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH
ENCOMPASSING THE REGION SHOWS FEW SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THROUGH
AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE JET STREAM WILL REMAIN WELL
SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA...KEEPING MOST OF THE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER
OVER THE PANHANDLE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 125
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 150 155 165 170 171 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DIXON SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 21, 4:37 AM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC12 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.