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Gale Warning 760, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004 FZAK51 PAFC 251207 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL BECOME A 976 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT DURING THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT BY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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646 FZAK51 PAFC 251704 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 UPDATED 120 121 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL BECOME A 976 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT BY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
062 FZAK51 PAFC 252319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 993 MB BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO W 55 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
740 FZAK51 PAFC 261204 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 30 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT...SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Oct 24, 3:55 PM AKDT, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:55 PM AKDT, 12 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.ANYALYSIS...
DYNAMIC AND CHALLENGING WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPING EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...THE MAIN LOW IS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF
BRISTOL BAY BUT A JET FLOWING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS
HELPING TO DEVELOP A STRONG LOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEW SURFACE LOW
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 966 MB AS IT TRACKS TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
OVERNIGHT. COLD AIR ADVECTION IS APPARENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
TROUGH BASED ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK RIDGE IS
BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TODAY IS PICKING THE CORRECT MODEL SOLUTION.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS ALREADY SHOWING
CIRCULATION AS THE LOW BEGINS TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP. THE NAM CONTINUES
TO BE VERY SLOW AND TOO FAR SOUTH WITH ITS INITIALIZATION OF THIS
FEATURE. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE A BETTER HANDLING BUT STILL SEEM A
BIT TOO FAR NORTH. A CREATIVE BLEND OF PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS WAS USED
TO BEST INDICATE OUR PROJECTED PATH OF THE LOW AS IT DEEPENS AND
MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
BY TUESDAY EVENING. GIVEN THE WIDE SPREAD OF MODEL SOLUTIONS AND LACK
OF OBSERVATIONS WHERE THE STORM IS ORIGINATING FROM...CONFIDENCE IS
BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
SHORT TERM...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A RELATIVELY WARM
AIRMASS IS PROVIDING MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH CLOUDY SKIES AND
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES REMAINED JUST COLD ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WILL INCLUDE MUCH STRONGER WIND
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. AN INVERTED
TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE ORIGINAL PARENT LOW WILL HELP TIGHTEN
UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CHUGACH RANGE. UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT OVERNIGHT WILL BE MINIMAL BUT THE GRADIENT SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT TO BRING WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
THEN AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...THE GRADIENT WILL CHANGE ITS
ORIENTATION ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND HILLSIDE
WINDS TO SUBSIDE WHILE THE PORTAGE VALLEY WINDS INCREASE. WE ARE
CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT LIVED WARNING EVENT IN BOTH
PORTAGE AND CORDOVA AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN RAPIDLY MOVES
ONSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SUCH A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL BE DIFFICULT TO
DOWNSLOPE...MEANING MOST OF THE TYPICALLY DRY AREAS SUCH AS THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL LIKELY STILL SEE RAIN
DURING THIS EVENT DESPITE THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ANCHORAGE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF...COLD AIR BEGINS TO FUNNEL IN FROM THE WEST AS THE
UPPER TROF APPROACHES. ASSUMING THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE...THESE ARE
ALL INGREDIENTS FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IN ANCHORAGE. SO WE WILL
INTRODUCE RAIN CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AND ACCUMULATING LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
.SOUTHWEST AK/AK PEN...
THE WEATHER PICTURE IS A LITTLE MORE CLEAR OUT WEST WHERE OVERRUNNING
MOISTURE IS SPREADING NORTH. RAIN AND SNOW IS FALLING OVER MUCH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDS FAR INTO THE
INTERIOR. THE LOW DEVELOPS AND THE WINDS RESPOND WITH A 75 TO 80 KT
LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING AS 80 MPH
WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IN THIS REGION. THE EVENT
WILL BE SHORTLIVED AS THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FLATTENS
AND SHIFTS EAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS IS ALSO IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER
DEVELOPING LOW OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THAT WILL RACE ACROSS THE
BERING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING BRISTOL BAY BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
A TRANSIENT RIDGE GIVES WAY TO ANOTHER LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT WEST.
THE ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...181
MARINE...STORM...120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170.
GALE...129 138 140 171 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE...NONE.
AB OCT 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 6:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 24, 7:37 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:08 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 7:07 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Oct 25, 7:15 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 25, 9:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 25, 10:53 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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