Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 366, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 2013, 4:00 AM 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
- Apr 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
303 FZAK51 PAFC 171155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE THIS MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. N WIND GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. N WIND GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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139 FZAK51 PAFC 172330 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
814 FZAK51 PAFC 180138 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 CORRECTED ZONES 127 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
474 FZAK51 PAFC 181158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-190300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-190300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-190300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-190300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Apr 16, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 1:40 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 140 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS VERY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS DAYS. A COLD CORE UPPER LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE LOW IS MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF AND IS HEADED TOWARD THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAS ALLOWED THIS LOW TO SPREAD MOISTURE ALL THE WAY INTO FAR EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHERE VALDEZ AND CORDOVA HAVE SEEN SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. OUT WEST...A COMPLEX LOW REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...WITH MULTIPLE WEAK DISTURBANCES PINWHEELING AROUND AND AFFECTING MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN OVERALL EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL FINALLY KICK OUT TO THE EAST LATE WEDNESDAY...GIVING WAY TO HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. MEANWHILE...THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY LOSE STRENGTH AND DRIFT TO THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING ALL PARTS OF THE FORECAST DOMAIN TO EXPERIENCE RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER BY LATE THIS WEEK. THE NAM WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY...DUE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO ITS SUPERIOR MODELING OF SMALL-SCALE GAP WINDS THROUGH COMPLEX TERRAIN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...STEADY SNOW WILL COME TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE COPPER BASIN TO VALDEZ AND CORDOVA AS THE ASSOCIATED GULF LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK INTO THE PANHANDLE. TO THE WEST...AMPLE SUNSHINE WILL ALLOW DIURNAL CONVECTION TO DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY...PRIMARILY OVER THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AGAIN WEDNESDAY...AS COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW GENERATES STEEP LAPSE RATES ACROSS MOST INTERIOR LOCATIONS. BY THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE...AND SHOULD SPREAD WIDESPREAD SUN TO THE ENTIRE AREA WITH NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...CLEAR SKIES AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM...WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING SNOW SHOWERS CONFINED MAINLY TO THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND RAIN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE COMPLEX LOW TO THE SOUTH WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD BACK IN FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW CONTINUING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AFTER A WARM-UP TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING YET ANOTHER COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL DROP BACK INTO THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL...WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER STAYING SOUTH OF THE STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 155 170 176 411 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DIXON APR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 16, 10:42 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Apr 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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