Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 616, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 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 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503 FZAK52 PAFC 301202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN MOVES NEAR THE BERING STRAIT MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 302300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBLE WEAKENS TO 998 MB 240 NM NORTH OF GAMBLE TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI MON MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 105 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 485 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302323 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 CORRECTED TYPO 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBLE WEAKENS TO 998 MB 240 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 105 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 485 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 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 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT INTO TWO SMALLER LOW PRESSURE CENTERS...ONE MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WHILE THE SECOND MOVES EAST-NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND THEN INTO THE PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES QUICKLY OVERHEAD SUNDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING STRAIT REGION BY MONDAY NIGHT. FAST WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AND BRING A STEADY STREAM OF WEAK DISTURBANCES TOWARDS SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING MONDAY. MEANWHILE...THE EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS OF A POWERFUL WEST PACIFIC TYPHOON WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO LOW PRESSURE TRACKING EAST THROUGH THE GULF TODAY INTO SUNDAY. OUT WEST...THERE ARE SOME ISSUES BETWEEN THE MODELS IN HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THE SPLIT FLOW THAT DEVELOPS BY SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS AFFECTS THE TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE EASTERN BERING BEFORE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. WILL USE A MODEL BLEND TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE MODEL DIFFERENCES UNTIL THEY CAN GRAB A BETTER HANDLE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SPLIT FLOW. OTHERWISE...THERE IS GREAT MODEL AGREEMENT THUS FAR IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS OF A CURRENT WEST PACIFIC TYPHOON INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY MORNING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ISLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. FREEZING LEVELS DROP TO BELOW 1500 FEET...BUT THE LOWER LEVELS GIVEN THAT IT IS STILL SEPTEMBER AND SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER THROUGH THE NIGHT TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT IN TOWN...BUT COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY. OTHERWISE...CLEARING SKIES OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL (EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND) WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET WELL INTO THE 20S OVER THE MORE HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING COOL TEMPERATURES BUT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. BY MONDAY THE RIDGE AXIS WILL HAVE MOVED OVERHEAD AND SOUTHWEST FLOW BEGINS TO INCREASE...WITH A DISTURBANCE PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN BY MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST... LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH CLEARING SKIES OVER INLAND PARTS. RETURN FLOW SETS UP SUNDAY...WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN OVERSPREADING THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF OF NORTHERN KAMCHATKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING...AND THEN MOVES NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN BERING BY MONDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG ITS FRONT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN ENTER THE EASTERN BERING WHILE WEAKENING ON TUESDAY. RAIN AND LOW-END GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE REMNANTS OF A STRONG TYPHOON CURRENTLY SOUTH OF JAPAN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL LIKELY BRING AN AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING AND BECOME STATIONARY. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE AROUND THIS BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING AND BRING A STRONG SOUTHWEST PUSH OF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL WITH PRECIPITATION MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE LATE WEEK INTO WEEKEND PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...121 125 MARINE...GALES...160 179 172 175 176 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29/CC SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 1:18 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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