Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 382, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 2013, 6:50 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 26, 2013, 6:50 PM AKDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
411 FZAK51 PAFC 270247 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 138 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB 70 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND 998 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUN AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR SEWARD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR SEWARD IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
613 FZAK51 PAFC 271156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 95 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE NEAR JUNEAU AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 5:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
GULF AND SECOND LOW FORMING IN THE WESTERN GULF NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SATURDAY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH DROPPING DOWN FROM THE
INTERIOR. THE BERING SIDE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR USING THE NAM MODEL THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDING OUT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
HAS PREDOMINATELY LOW STRATUS CLOUDS WITH PATCHY FOG ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE SATELLITE IS
SHOWING THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS
IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE
REPORTING LOW TO MID CLOUDS WITH THE TROUGH BUT NO REPORTS OF SNOW
SHOWERS. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...SATELLITE IS SHOWING THE LOW
POSITIONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH CLEAR SKIES
EXTENDING WESTWARD TO KODIAK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHELIKOF WILL GET GAP WINDS THIS
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DESCENT
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THIS WEATHER
REGIME WITH MAJORITY OF OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
EXTENDING UP INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA REPORTING PARTLY CLOUDY TO
CLEAR SKIES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE MAIN FEATURE WILL BE THE TROUGH PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. THERE IS
LITTLE MOISTURE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN COASTLINE WILL RECEIVE LIGHT
SNOWSHOWERS. THE WINDS BECOME GUSTY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
COASTLINES WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY SUNDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE BERING WILL BE CONTINUE TO CAUSE
PATCHY FOG. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE GAP WINDS THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE AND BRINGING IN COLDER
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE NEXT WEATHER REGIME WILL BE APPROACHING TUESDAY INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA. THERE WILL BE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA. THE BERING SIDE...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
THE SAINT MATTHEW AREA TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL CAUSE
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...160.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
PLD APR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.