Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 470, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 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.
488 FZAK52 PAFC 092319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SUNDAY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATES SUNDAY NIGHT. SUNDAY MORNING A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 993 MB 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK AT 998 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
759 FZAK52 PAFC 101146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 90NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK MON MORNING AND THEN TO 60 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH AND WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT NORTH AND WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT WEST OF 176W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT WEST OF 176W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E TOWARDS LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jul 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 CORRECTED .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS...NAM PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM FOR ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. DISCREPANCIES EXIST IN MID AND LONG RANGE BUT ARE RELATIVELY MINOR AND LIMITED MAINLY TO NORTHERN BERING SEA AREA...RELIED HEAVILY ON HPC GUIDANCE BEYOND 84 HOURS. .ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MARINE STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO HUG THE GULF COAST...BUT SHOULD STAY EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL LATER TODAY AND LINGER INTO THE COMING WEEK. A BROAD THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO ACT A THE FOCAL POINT FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE STATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BUT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. A WELL STACKED 993 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF ALASKAS WEST COAST. THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY INLAND TODAY...CARRYING LIGHT RAIN AND LOW TO MID LEVEL CLOUDS WITH IT. FRONT EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA ON MONDAY. UPPER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL ENHANCE INSTABILITY...TRIGGERING PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...AND BRISTOL BAY REGION TODAY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A 999 MB WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT AND TO NEAR ADAK BY MONDAY MORNING STRENGTHENING TO 994 MB IN THE PROCESS. RAIN AND EASTERLY GALES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE YUKON DELTA COAST ON TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE DOWNTRENDING BY MONDAY MORNING BUT LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD...REACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT THEN THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS ON MONDAY. .UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE COMING WEEK. WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OVER MAINLAND ALASKA STARTING MONDAY AND HOLDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE TO MILD SHOWERY CONDITIONS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND MARINE STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE WATER. MAIN STORM TRACK WILL STAY WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE ASB JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.