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Gale Warning 654, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 4, 2012, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2012, 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.
271 FZAK52 PAFC 042340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF 160W. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT EAST OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
595 FZAK52 PAFC 051147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 Oct 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... EARLY THIS MORNING...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL. FURTHER SOUTH...RIDGING CONTINUES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT SPANS ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THIS IS KEEPING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...NORTH TO WESTERLY FLOW IS NOTED ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. AS SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE...PLENTIFUL MOISTURE IS STREAMING NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS BRINGING LOW AND MID LEVEL STRATUS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS AGREEMENT IS GOOD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST AND BOTH THE GFS AND NAM WERE USED TO ADJUST THE CURRENT PACKAGE. FOR MID AND LONG RANGE FORECASTS A BLOCKING PATTERN SETS UP THIS WEEKEND WITH THE PACIFIC RIDGE MOVING FURTHER NORTH. MODELS SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO SLIGHTLY DIVERGE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY AMPLIFY THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING. ON SATURDAY...A NEW CENTER FORMS AT THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE AND MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH FORMING A NEW LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NAM IS CURRENTLY THE OUTLIER WITH A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THIS LOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THROUGH TODAY A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER HILLSIDE AND ANCHORAGE AREAS. LATER THIS MORNING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW WILL BRING MORE RAIN ACROSS THE GULF AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. WITH THE BLOCKING RIDGE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC...THE BERING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEND WAVES OF ENERGY THAT WILL GENERATE PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEDGED BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA KEEPING SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. THE BERING LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE COAST TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN WILL BE ONGOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE BERING LOW SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWARD. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... WITH THE EXPANSIVE LOW OVER THE BERING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL COOL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE RIDGE WILL MOVE FURTHER NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL DIMINISH THE WET PATTERN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...THE RIDGE WILL START ITS SHIFT BACK TO THE EAST MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...THE UPPER LOW THAT THE MODELS DEVELOP ON SATURDAY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WILL BEGIN A NORTHWARD TRACK. THIS WILL BE A RESPECTABLE SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...120 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE KH OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 4, 4:07 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 5, 11:12 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 5, 1:48 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.