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Gale Warning 611, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2012, 9:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 26, 2012, 9:20 AM AKDT (17:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
458 FZAK52 PAFC 261720 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ZONES 171 AND 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 951 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB FRI MORNING IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A 977 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND BECOME ABSORBED BY THE FIRST LOW LATE WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 445 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT BY MID MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT BY MID MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 920 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 920 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
857 FZAK52 PAFC 262331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ON THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER... NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 180 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
372 FZAK52 PAFC 271151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 957 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB...LEAVING BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
GENERAL BROAD SCALE CYCLONIC FLOW EXISTS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND
UPPER LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION. THE CENTER OF THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL
LOW EXISTS NEAR THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...WITH A VERY POWERFUL LOW
ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A 175
KNOT JET STREAK. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THIS POWERFUL LOW
IS UNDERGOING RAPID INTENSIFICATION AS A VERY WELL DEFINED COMPACT
AND SHARP COMMA HEAD IS BEGINNING TO FORM ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL ANOMALY. THIS LOW WILL BOMB OUT TO NEAR 950 MB LATE
THIS AFTERNOON JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY ALONG
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE
FRONT WILL RAPIDLY TRACK THROUGH THE GULF...REACHING THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST LATE THIS EVENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE NEAR TERM...THE NUMERICAL MODELS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY
CONSISTENT ON PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE POWERFUL LOW ENTERING THE
GULF TODAY. THE NAM AND ECWMF WERE PREFERRED WITH RESPECT TO THE
POSITION OF THE LOW AS IT ENTERS AND TRACKS THROUGH THE GULF. THE GFS
WAS A SLIGHT WESTWARD OUTLIER...AND COMPARISON OF THE POTENTIAL
VORTICITY FIELDS AND SATELLITE AS OF THIS MORNING CONTINUE TO HINT
THAT THE GFS HAS THE LOW PLACED SLIGHTLY TOO FAR WEST. HOWEVER...THE
GFS WAS PREFERRED ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH ABOUT 950 MB INTENSITY THIS
AFTERNOON JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. A POWERFUL STORM FORCE FRONT
WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND REACH THE GULF COAST THIS
EVENING...THEN PUSH INLAND TONIGHT. THE PARENT AND SURFACE LOWS WILL
BECOME STACKED TONIGHT AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
SPIN DOWN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF THURSDAY NIGHT.
BESIDES THE WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THIS STORM...HEAVY
RAINFALL ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BE ANOTHER THREAT. WITH
KENAI LAKE AND THE KENAI RIVER ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND ONLY
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RECEDE...THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL FURTHER FLOOD
PROBLEMS. OTHERWISE...WATER LEVELS ON THE RIVERS FROM THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS...SO FLOODING AS OF RIGHT NOW IS THAT BIG OF A CONCERN.
HOWEVER...WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AS IT EVOLVES.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO THE GULF COAST
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT A FEW SHOWERS MAKING IT OVER THE
MOUNTAINS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTIONS FURTHER INLAND.
SOUTHWEST...
AN EASTERLY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WEST ACROSS THE
DELTA REGION THIS MORNING...WITH OFFSHORE FLOW COMMENCING AND
BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS TONIGHT. FROM DILLINGHAM EAST...RAIN WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP ON THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE STRONG LOW IN THE
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BEGIN TO DIVE SOUTH
TOWARDS THE REGION AND MAY IGNITE A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. WITH RESPECT TO WINDS...WITH SUCH A STRONG LOW WILL EXPECT
TO SEE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP OVER INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY AND
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LOW PRESSURE PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME
ABSORBED TODAY INTO THE LARGER LOW ENTERING THE GULF OF ALASKA. GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL BE COMMON ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FORMER LOW UNTIL
IT BECOMES ABSORBED...AND THEN GALE FORCE WINDS WILL RE-DEVELOP ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE MUCH STRONGER GULF LOW. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. AREAS OF RAIN THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL
BECOME SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AS THE COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN
THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING
WILL CREATE GRADUAL CLEARING CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DIVE SOUTH THURSDAY FROM WESTERN ALASKA INTO
THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COMBINED WITH WEAKENING GULF LOW
WHICH WILL HAVE MOVED INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AT THAT POINT...MODELS
ARE ALL HINTING AT A DEFORMATION BAND DEVELOPING BY THURSDAY NIGHT
OVER THE COOK INLET REGION WHICH WOULD LIKELY BRING STEADY LIGHT RAIN
THAT WOULD LIKELY PERSIST INTO SATURDAY. BY LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY...THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PUSH EAST TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE AND
ALLOW FOR COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH AND WEST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...121 125
MARINE...GALES...129 141 155 160 165 180 170 172 175 185 179
STORMS...120 125 130 132 138 140 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JA/CC SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 25, 11:22 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Sep 26, 1:46 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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