Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 419, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 19, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 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.
756 FZAK62 PAFC 191146 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 53N 160W WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 54N 159W THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50N 174E AT 970 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
913 FZAK62 PAFC 192346 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 62N 168W WILL MOVE TO 62N 177E AT 996 MB THU EVENING. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 45N 163E WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 49N 171E AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 50N 178E AT 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
477 FZAK62 PAFC 201131 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 53N 159N WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 45N 163E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB FRI MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50N 175E AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 53N 173W AT 974 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
728 FZAK62 PAFC 201251 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 53N 159W WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 45N 163E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB FRI MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 50N 175E AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 53N 173W AT 974 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
178 FZAK62 PAFC 210053 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 48N 171E WILL DEEPEN TO 960 MB AT 51N 176E FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 54N 168W AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. N OF 56N...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 56N...SEAS 17 FT. N OF 56N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Jun 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 18 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS ENTERING THE NORTHEAST GULF FROM THE YUKON. THIS LOW WILL PROCEED WESTWARD AROUND THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE RIDGE OVER THE NEXT DAY WHICH WILL BRING IT INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY TOMORROW. THIS WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WHICH WILL START TO BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS UP THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND INTO FARTHER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BY THE WEEKEND THERE IS STILL REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON THE PATTERN OVER THE STATE BUT THE DIFFERENCE IN DETAILS IS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED AND WILL HAVE MORE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA REMAINS UNDER HOT CONDITIONS IN THE INLAND SECTIONS TODAY WHILE THE NORMAL SEA BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BRINGING IN MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY THAT YESTERDAY. TOMORROW WILL SEE THE BEGINNING OF A COOLING TREND THAT WILL SEE THE END OF THE RECORD AND NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE TO GET ANY CONVECTION GOING. THAT WILL CHANCE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW AND WILL LIKELY TOUCH OFF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT DOES. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME SMOKE OVER A LARGE PART OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA COMING FROM A NUMBER OF FIRES INCLUDING THE LARGE ONE IN THE LIME HILLS NEAR LIME VILLAGE. THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO CONTEND WITH LOW CLOUDS FOG AND SOME RAIN. A LARGE LOW WILL MOVE NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL USHER IN A NEW WAVE OF WIND AND RAIN TO THAT AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN BEGINS A BIT OF A SHIFT BY THIS WEEKEND AS THE LARGE LOW NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL HELP SHIFT THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE TO A MORE SOUTHEAST FLOW WHICH WILL BRING IN MORE MOISTURE AND MORE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY 111. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 141 145 152 161. JUN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 18, 5:08 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 18, 5:16 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jun 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 19, 7:09 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 15 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.