Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 375, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
202 FZAK51 PAFC 231152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1025 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 15 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 1019 MB. A 1005 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT DURING THE EVENING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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698 FZAK51 PAFC 231220 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1025 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 15 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 1019 MB. A 1005 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT DURING THE EVENING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
814 FZAK51 PAFC 231351 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1025 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 15 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AT 1019 MB. A 1005 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT DURING THE EVENING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT MON APR 22 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. FORECASTS GENERALLY FOLLOW THE NAM DUE TO ITS BETTER DEPICTION OF SMALL SCALE FEATURES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SITUATED ROUGHLY NORTH/SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER AND MUCH STRONGER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA. THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH OF MOISTURE STREAMING TOWARDS SOUTHERN ALASKA. WEAK "TROUGHINESS" ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEAKLY ATTACHES THIS LOW TO A SHORT WAVE LOW MOVING EAST OVER THE BERING STRAIT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOISTURE FROM THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT (EXCEPT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WHICH WILL REMAIN DRY) AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS SNOW...BUT WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FOR MOST AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR SURGES NORTH INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. ONLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AREAS FAR INLAND WILL STAY SNOW THROUGH THE EVENT. THE BERING STRAIT SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WILL BEGIN TO PUSH THE PRECIPITATION EAST AS WELL...ENDING FROM THE WEST TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE CYCLONIC AND NORTHWESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL (MAINLY INLAND). IT WILL ALSO BRING IN COLDER AIR ALOFT. FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY BUT WILL CHANGE IN ORIENTATION AND CHARACTER. CURRENTLY THE RIDGE EXTENDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICS BLOCKING ALL WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE DATELINE FROM THE BERING SEA SOUTH. AS A TROUGH TO THE WEST PUSHES INTO THE RIDGE IT WILL BEGIN TO UNDERCUT THE RIDGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND COMPLETELY PUSH UNDER IT BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BECOME EAST/WEST ORIENTED AND FORM A REX BLOCK (CLOSED HIGH NORTH OF A CLOSED LOW) WHICH IS VERY STABLE...AND WILL HELP PUSH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW INTO MAINLAND ALASKA AS MENTIONED ABOVE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 150 155 170 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG APR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 22, 9:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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