Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 580, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2012, 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
- Sep 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 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.
178 FZAK52 PAFC 171147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK BAY TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 35O NM NORTH OF ATTU MON AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU LATE TUE NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MERGE WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 984 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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937 FZAK52 PAFC 172330 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SW OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE AFTERNOON 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
888 FZAK52 PAFC 180454 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 UDPATED ZONES 150 180 170 172 185 179 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 MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SW OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE AFTERNOON 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. NUNIVAK ISLAND SOUTH...WINDS BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SOUTH AND EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
858 FZAK52 PAFC 181147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE EVENING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE EVENING 315 NM SOUTH OF IVANOF BAY THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CASTLE CAPE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 3O KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT EARLY MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE RIDGE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE ALASKA MAINLAND AND EASTERN
PACIFIC. AN INTENSE 160 KT UPPER LEVEL JET THAT RESIDES ALONG
THE PERIPHERY OF THESE FEATURES IS PUMPING A STEADY SUPPLY OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. DUE TO THE SLOW
WEST TO EAST PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
AVAILABLE MOISTURE...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS HAVE APPROACHED MODERATE
FLOOD STAGE TODAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN IN PLACE OVER THE SHORT TERM...MODELS
ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS A
RESULT...THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM MODEL WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...STEADY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION LATE INTO TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO SWELL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN REGIONS MAINLY ALONG THE
GULF COAST. MEANWHILE...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. ONLY A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED MONDAY...BEFORE A
FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR BETHEL IS SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD
GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM
DELTA REGIONS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND CONDITIONS WILL
GENERALLY DRY OUT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AS A WEAK
RIDGE BUILDS IN. HOWEVER A FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AGAIN BY MONDAY MORNING. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE SHORT TERM AS SYSTEMS PROGRESS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNSETTLED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
WHILE A WEAK RIDGE IS SUPPORTING RATHER QUIET WEATHER ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING THIS EVENING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NORTH OF
SHEMYA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN BERING BY MONDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN ACTIVE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT UPPER LEVEL JETS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT
MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TOWARDS THE ALASKA MAINLAND. AS A
RESULT...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LOCAL GAPS AND LOCAL FLOODING WILL
REMAIN A POSSIBILITY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...131 135 145
MARINE...STORM...160
GALE...120 121 128 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 176 180
185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ELN SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 5:22 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
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