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Storm Warning 159, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 10, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 10, 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.

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The facts

Issued: Oct 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 11, 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.

972 
FZAK52 PAFC 102319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE 
EASTERN BERING SEA TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED.
$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT BEGINNING LATE EVENING.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

249 
FZAK52 PAFC 111141
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY
WED. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF
GAMBELL AT 981 MB WED NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS 410 NM SOUTHWEST
OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WED
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EASTWARD...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 10, 6:50 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	9 hr
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 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.