Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 442, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 22, 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
- Jun 22, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
586 FZAK51 PAFC 221145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-230300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-230300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-230300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-230300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE INNER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING IN THE INNER BAY. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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066 FZAK51 PAFC 222343 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATE ON MON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ126-231500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-231500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-231500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-231500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT IN THE INNER BAY DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
240 FZAK51 PAFC 231135 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN TRACK SOUTH AND DISSIPATE ON MON. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 23 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 21, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 21 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE 250 MB JET STREAM IS COMING OFF OF ASIA AND ACCELERATING TO OVER 150 KT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WHERE IT CONTINUES TO FEED THE LARGE LOW NEAR AMCHITKA. THERE IS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY THAT IS BRINGING SOME SHOWERS TO THAT REGION. FARTHER EAST AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS IN CANADA WHICH IS PRODUCING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA TODAY. AT THE SURFACE THE STRONG ALEUTIAN LOW AND THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURES ON THE MAP. A SURFACE RIDGE HAS BUILT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH A THERMAL TROUGH IN THE INTERIOR. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE SETTLED IN ON THE SOLUTION THAT THEY WERE ON YESTERDAY WITH THE STRONG LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS. THEY ARE ALSO IN AGREEMENT BRING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF AND THEN HAVING ANOTHER RIDGE BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BIG STORY AROUND THE COOK INLET REGION TODAY HAS BEEN THE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED MARINE PUSH UP THE INLET. THIS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD STRATUS OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TO THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS INCLUDES THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. THIS LAYER MAY BE SLOW TO BURN OFF BUT A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TOMORROW WILL HELP TO BRING SOME CLEARING. THERE IS A BIT OF INSTABILITY IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THERE BUT THERE COULD BE SOME ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AS WELL. SOUTHWEST...CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE AREAS AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE EASTERN BERING/AK PENINSULA TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE MARINE AREAS. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TOMORROW AS IT PUSHES INTO HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE GULF INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE TOMORROW. THIS HIGH WILL THEN ESCORT THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND OUT OF THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL EXIT INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AS THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA BUILDS BACK INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS RIDGE IS ANOTHER STRONG RIDGE...HOWEVER THE POSITION OF THE RIDGE WILL BE FURTHER EAST NEAR THE ALASKA/CANADA BORDER WHICH MEANS THE MEAN FLOW WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO EAST INSTEAD OF THE NORTH. ALSO...THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SEA BREEZES. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL DEFINITELY WARM BUT THESE TWO FACTORS WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING ANYWHERE NEAR THE HIGHS OF LAST WEEK. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE MORE MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR SOME CLOUDS UNDER THIS FLOW AND THEREFORE A CHANCE OF DIURNAL CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS PATTERN WILL HOLD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF ASIA LIKELY LEADING TO MORE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 132 150 155 160 165 172 176 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE JUN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 22, 6:16 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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