Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 412, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 26, 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
- May 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201 FZAK52 PAFC 261146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE DRIFTS AROUND THE CENTRAL BERING AS IT WEAKENS TO 1009 MB MON EVENING 60 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 53N 159W WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF PORT MOLLER. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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834 FZAK52 PAFC 262318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. A 998 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1011 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ATKA TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
099 FZAK52 PAFC 270008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. A 998 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1011 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ATKA TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
435 FZAK52 PAFC 271143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1011 MB MON NIGHT 80 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 995 MB MON NIGHT 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND THEN CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 27 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL INITIALIZATIONS IN GENERAL WERE REASONABLE. THE MOST GLARING ISSUE IS THAT A LOW 990'S LOW CENTER NEAR NIKOLSKI IS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH AT 18Z THEN THE 12Z MODEL PROJECTIONS. OVERALL SYNOPTIC FORECAST TRENDS AND GENERAL PLACEMENT OF RIDGES AND TROUGHS ARE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR AND REASONABLE. THE TIMING OF THE EASTERLY WAVE IS FAIRLY SIMILAR BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF/UKMET. THE NAM HAS A SLOWER MOVEMENT AND IS PUTTING MORE EMPHASIS ON A SECONDARY WAVE MOVING OUT OF WESTERN CANADA. HOWEVER THE QPF PATTERNS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THOUGH THE NAM BRINGS A LITTLE MORE QPF INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUN. .UPPER LEVELS... A CUT-OFF LOW CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS AN OPEN WAVE MON. A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A LOW NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO A SECONDARY CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR STRENGTHENS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WARM AIR SPREADS WEST FROM CANADA. SURFACE... A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A EXTENSIVE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. THIS RIDGE WILL DRIFT TO NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN AND MON AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SKIRTS THE NORTHERN GULF. OUT WEST...A LOW CENTER NEAR NIKOLSKI WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SW OF THE PRIBILOFS SUN AND MON. THE TRAILING FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING ACROSS THE AK PEN IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN MON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WILL HELP PUSH SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF LOW STRATUS AND FOG INTO COOK INLET TONIGHT. THE STRATUS SOME BREAK UP SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON. A EASTERLY WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND BRINGS INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN...PROBABLY MORE SHOWERY INLAND. A SECONDARY SURGE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF WILL BRING A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE AREA OF RAIN/SHOWERS TO SOUTHCENTRAL SUN NIGHT...THOUGH THE NORTH GULF AND KODIAK WILL LIKELY SEE THE BRUNT OF IT. RIDGING BUILDS BACK IN ON MON. CONDITIONS BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE UNSTABLE ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER/ALASKA RANGE AS THE THERMAL TROUGH INTENSIFIES. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT RAIN...ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRYING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AND OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. WEAK INSTABILITY ALONG WITH WEAK UPPER WAVE COULD KICK OFF A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER INTERIOR SW ALASKA SUN. CHANCES LOOK EVEN BETTER FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION MON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH INTENSIFIES. .AK PEN... RAIN...THOUGH A LITTLE LIGHTER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH MON AS THE NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WEAKENS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SHOWERS/RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN HALF. RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN HALF WILL CREATE MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEST WILL BE DRY..BUT SW AK WILL HAVE SHOWERS BY MID WEEK AS THE THERMAL TROUGH DROPS SOUTH INTO THE AREA. THESE WILL ALSO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH ZONE 141. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141. RMC MAY 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 25, 8:33 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| May 25, 8:33 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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