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Gale Warning 649, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 31, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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: Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312318
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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 FRI AUG 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SAT
AFTERNOON 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB
SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR PLATINUM.

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	15 hr
Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	20 hr
Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	44 hr
Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	41 hr
Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	53 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 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.