Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 136, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 17, 2011, 8:20 PM AKDT. It was in force for 32 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 17, 2011, 8:20 PM AKDT (04:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
804 FZAK52 PAFC 180419 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 170 172 175 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 270 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT IN THE MORNING EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
135 FZAK52 PAFC 181151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 222 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 242 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE GULF MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
355 FZAK52 PAFC 182355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SEGUAM ISLAND WESTWARD...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
272 FZAK52 PAFC 191149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MON AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Sep 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS... MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN CONTRAST TO PREVIOUS DAYS. THE NAM...GFS...EC...AND OTHER MODELS ALL SUPPORT THE CURRENT FORECAST OF LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING INTO THE LOW 960S MB PRESSURE WHILE SKIRTING THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN MOVING ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MAKES A TURN NORTH TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH OR WEAKENING SLIGHTLY. MODELS ARE ALSO IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN PUSHING A STRONG FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REACHING THE GULF COAST BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE GFS DEPICTS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF...WHILE THE EC AND NAM DEPICT MODERATE STORM FORCE WINDS. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO NAIL DOWN THE DETAILS ON TIMING AND STRENGTH...BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE WILL VERY LIKELY BE AT LEAST LOW-END STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF ON MONDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... WEAK SHORTWAVES ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS INLAND...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. AS THE CIRCULATION OF THE LARGE LOW OVER THE GULF BEGINS TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEEK...EXPECT TO SEE WINDS INCREASE THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM AND RAIN TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS ALONG THE GULF COAST. ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH...SUCH AS ANCHORAGE AND PALMER AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA NORTH OF NILNILCHIK...DOWNSLOPE DRYING CONDITIONS WILL PREDOMINATE AND LITTLE TO NO RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK. SOUTHWEST... WEAK FLOW ALOFT AND NEAR THE SURFACE WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION UNTIL THE STRONG LOW TO THE SOUTH BEGINS TO INFLUENCE THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE THE RULE UNTIL THEN ESPECIALLY IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY ZONES...WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR THE DELTA REGION. NORTHERLY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. AREAS OF FOG...PERHAPS LOCALLY DENSE...WILL BE COMMON WHERE ENOUGH CLEARING TAKES PLACE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS GIVEN FLOW ALOFT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SKIRTING THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN MOVING TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. EXPECT GENERALLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN AHEAD OF THE LOW...WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS AND SHOWERS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY EAST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO A LOCATION ABOUT 300 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY...THOUGH THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF STORM FORCE GUSTS WITH A POSSIBLE BARRIER JET FORMATION ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MOST OF THE LATE WEEK AND WEEKEND WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BE DOMINATED BY THE LARGE AND SLOWLY WEAKENING CIRCULATION OF THE LOW CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING NEAR THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL LIKELY MEAN SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST...WITH COOL NORTHERLY FLOW AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND POSSIBLE PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE OVER THE WESTERN BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...132 138 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29/CC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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