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Gale Warning 691, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 PM 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
- Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 FZAK52 PAFC 272325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
399 FZAK52 PAFC 281154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY... BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 3 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 3 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
114 FZAK52 PAFC 282246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL BE 550 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 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 Oct 27, 12:25 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 12:25 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1225 PM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO YESTERDAY WITH A TEXTBOOK REX BLOCK FIRMLY IN CONTROL. CLOSED UPPER HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. PACIFIC LOW BOTTOMED OUT LAST NIGHT AND IS NOW SLOWLY WEAKENING. THUS...WINDS ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW (ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS) HAVE PEAKED AND BEGUN TO DIMINISH. MEANWHILE WEAK UPPER WAVES TRANSITING THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE ARE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN DOWNWARD MOTION AND RESULTANT STRENGTHENING OF LOW LEVEL WINDS IS PRODUCING SOME LOCALIZED GAP WINDS IN NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. OTHERWISE COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BREAKDOWN OF REX BLOCK EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK. HOWEVER THERE CONTINUES TO BE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN SPEED AND AMPLITUDE OF TROUGHS DROPPING OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND RESULTANT STRENGTH OF DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. NAM SEEMS TO BE INITIAL OUTLIER WITH MORE AMPLIFIED TROUGH AND FASTER MOVEMENT...SO PREFER GFS/EC. BY TUESDAY GFS BECOMES A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH DEEPER MORE AMPLIFIED SOLUTION...SO PREFER EC/NAM. IN ANY CASE...THESE MODEL DIFFERENCES WON'T HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. MAIN CHANGES FOR TODAY WILL BE TO STRENGTHEN WINDS AS COLD ADVECTION BEGINS IN EARNEST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...REX BLOCK WILL HOLD IN FOR ONE MORE DAY BEFORE PATTERN RAPIDLY CHANGES. ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY A STRONG ARCTIC TROUGH WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA FORCING THE UPPER HIGH CENTER TO QUICKLY RETROGRADE WESTWARD TO SIBERIA WHILE A SPOKE OF THE RIDGE PUSHES DOWN INTO THE PACIFIC AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THIS IN TURN FORCES THE CURRENT LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC TO MAKE A QUICK EXIT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST U.S. THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT ON FORMATION OF SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL SETTLE IN SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING. BASED ON THIS POSITION THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE SNOW ARE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER BASIN...ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL TEND TO MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS NEAR THE SURFACE...SO EXPECT ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS PATTERN CHANGE WILL INITIALLY BRING MORE DRY AND COLD WEATHER. THERE WILL BE A FEW HIGHER CLOUDS AROUND ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AS WELL AS SOME GUSTY WINDS CAUSED BY COLD AIR ADVECTION. COLD ADVECTION WILL CAUSE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINDS AS COLD AIR ADVECTS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE WESTERN GULF. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO QUICKLY DEVELOP AS ARCTIC AIR MOVES OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF THE BERING SEA...GULF OF ALASKA...AND NORTH PACIFIC. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FORECAST UNCERTAINTY GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC AND INTERACTS WITH A LOW CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE THIS WILL DEVELOP INTO A DEEP VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF. HOWEVER...GFS IS NOTABLY DEEPER AND CONTINUES TO TRACK THIS LOW TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA NEXT WEEKEND WHILE ECMWF IS WEAKER AND TRACKS IT TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. GFS ENSEMBLE SPREAD IS VERY LARGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. IN EITHER SCENARIO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT WINDS AND PRECIP OVER THE GULF. THE ECMWF SOLUTION WOULD BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL WHILE THE GFS WOULD KEEP US DRY AND COLD. BOTTOM LINE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THIS STORM IS VERY LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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