Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2013, 7:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 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
- May 7, 2013, 7:15 AM AKDT (15:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 FZAK52 PAFC 071516 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 UPDATED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 995 MB WED AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA INTO LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 630 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 630 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 715 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
713 FZAK52 PAFC 072329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 995 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO 480 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN DURING THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TP
063 FZAK52 PAFC 081112 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW 590 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 990 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 330 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL FORM LATE THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 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 May 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH EXCEPT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW ON WEDNESDAY THAT IS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVELS FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA IS DOMINATED BY A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARD THE BROOKS RANGE. SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THERE IS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THIS LOW IS PUSHING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY REFLECTS THE SAME WITH MAINLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDS FOR THIS AREA. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE THERE IS LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FOR MAJORITY OF THE GULF. THE BERING SEA IS DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EXTENDING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE BERING SEA HAS SOME PATCHY FOG AND STRATUS CLOUDS. ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE MOISTURE IS BEING PUSHED NORTH AND SPREADING WEST AND EAST AS IT RUNS INTO THE RIDGE THAT IS ORIENTED PARALLEL WITH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THINGS STABLE WITH THE SEABREEZES KICKING IN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A WEAK MINOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN ALASKA RANGE BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL BRIEFLY PRODUCE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND DIMINISH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE INTO THE 50'S WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE MATANUSKA SUSITNA VALLEY EXTENDING TOWARD THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THERE IS A MINOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE KILBUCK MOUNTAINS BY MIDDAY AND TRACK TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE REPORTING SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID CLOUDS WITH OVERCAST HIGH CIRRUS. ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...THERE IS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE YUKON VALLEY. THERE IS ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE AND BRINGING THE STRATUS CLOUDS INLAND. THE BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS GETTING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TRACKING INTO THE AREA. THIS IS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS POSITIONED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN EXTENDING TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THERE WILL BE PATCHY FOG THROUGHOUT THE BERING SEA WITH STABLE CONDITIONS. THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS ARE GETTING MOISTURE ADVECTED INTO THE AREA WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW POSITIONED SOUTHEAST OF ATKA. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY AND A NEW LOW WILL FORM SOUTH OF UNALASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...MORE STRATUS CLOUDS WITH PATCHY FOG FOR MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD AND ALLOW ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW TO TRACK TOWARDS THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. THE MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WITH THE LOW APPROACHING AND RESULT IN WETTER AND MILDER TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. PLD MAY 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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