Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 414, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
926 FZAK52 PAFC 291126 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 340 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 999 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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883 FZAK52 PAFC 292347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 215 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRI. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH OF ST PAUL THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
767 FZAK52 PAFC 301111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 997 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRI. A 1006 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ST PAUL THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
264 FZAK52 PAFC 302351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA FRI AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 28, 5:40 PM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 5:40 PM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
540 PM AKDT TUE MAY 28 2013
UPDATED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY...
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH REMAINS OVER
THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH
MULTIPLE WEAK CENTERS RUNS ZONAL FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO JUST
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS COMBINATION IS BRINGING LARGELY
CLEAR SKIES TO MAINLAND AREAS WITH A RATHER TIGHT EASTERLY GRADIENT
IN THE UPPER LEVELS OVER THE GULF.
THE SURFACE IS A BIT MORE INTERESTING WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE
STATE. THERE IS A THERMAL LOW THAT WAS OVER THE INTERIOR TO YUKON
YESTERDAY THAT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD TODAY AND WILL CLIP THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE IS ALSO A TROUGH JUST OFFSHORE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS TROUGH IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES TODAY FOR THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA AREAS AS IT WILL REDUCE THE SEA BREEZE OR KEEP IT
FROM DEVELOPING ALTOGETHER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL. THERE
ARE SOME DIFFERENCE IN SOME OF THE WEAK FEATURES SUCH AS THE THERMAL
TROUGH IN THE INTERIOR AND A WEAK LOW MOVING THROUGH BRISTOL BAY FROM
THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER THESE DIFFERENCES WILL NOT HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FORECASTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BIGGEST CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM ARE THE
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR
UNDER 15% ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A BIG FORECAST
CHALLENGE IS DETERMINING THE HUMIDITY OVER THESE SAME AREAS AGAIN
TOMORROW. THERE LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE MOST MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE
EAST BUT IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO BRING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY
READINGS UNTIL THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS COMING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER LEVEL
HIGH WHICH IS CLEARING OUT THE REGION WITH OFFSHORE FLOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND
DRIFT NORTHWARD BY LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR MORE
CLOUDS AND SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY FRIDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST IN CONJUNCTION WITH A THERMAL TROUGH IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN BY THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. .
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
HYDROLOGY...FLOOD WATCH...145.
FLOOD WATCH...155.
FLOOD ADVISORY...111 141 145.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 141 145.
MAY 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 28, 4:16 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 28, 4:37 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 42 hr | |
| May 28, 5:35 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 70 hr |
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