Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 452, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 1, 2013, 4:59 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Jul 1, 2013, 4:59 AM AKDT (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
751 FZAK52 PAFC 011259 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 UPDATED 155 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBELL AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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246 FZAK52 PAFC 011649 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBELL AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
580 FZAK52 PAFC 012007 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 UPDATED ZONE 195 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBELL AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1205 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
721 FZAK52 PAFC 012019 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 UPDATED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBELL AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 459 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1205 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
477 FZAK52 PAFC 012357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB OVER GAMBELL WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WIND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT SEAS 5 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 10 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE 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 30, 1:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT SUN JUN 30 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LAST VESTIGES OF THE PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE ARE CONFINED TO THE FAR EASTERN INTERIOR...AS MOST OF THE MAINLAND HAS NOW COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LARGE VERTICALLY-STACKED LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. COPIOUS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED AROUND COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS NOW BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THUS WILL NOT SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF CLEARING SKIES TODAY BEFORE RAIN MOVES IN TOMORROW. OUT WEST...THE INITIAL WEATHER FRONT THAT BROUGHT RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST HAS WEAKENED AND PUSHED INLAND. FURTHER WEST...A ROBUST 160 KT JET STREAK SUPPORTING THE UPPER LOW HAS HELPED TO FORM A SECONDARY FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THAT IS PREPARING TO MOVE INLAND AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND WIND TO THE MAINLAND. THIS FRONT WILL REMAIN INTACT LONGER AND WILL BE A KEY PLAYER IN THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE IN ADDITION TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN ABOVE AVERAGE OVERALL AGREEMENT. THE UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL STALL AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A STEADY-STATE PATTERN FOR THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST PERIOD THAT FEATURES BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE...WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGHS PINWHEELING AROUND THE PARENT LOW. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA TO EXPERIENCE CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...WINDS ARE ALREADY INCREASING THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA BEGINS TO TIGHTEN. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS IN THE PROCESS OF OVERTAKING KODIAK ISLAND...AND WILL MOVE UP THE KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT BEFORE REACHING ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU MONDAY MORNING. A GENERALLY NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION TO THE FRONT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WINDS IN TURNAGAIN ARM TO CURVE INTO SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. ALL MODELS SUGGEST A PERIOD DURING THE DAY MONDAY WHEN A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL FORM NEAR LOWER COOK INLET AND MOVE NORTHWARD. THIS SHOULD RE-ORIENT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO END THE SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ANCHORAGE BRIEFLY...BEFORE RESUMING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH. THIS SAME SMALL FEATURE WILL LIKELY ALSO ENABLE A BIT OF DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE USUAL AREAS (WESTERN KENAI UP THROUGH ANCHORAGE TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY) ON MONDAY BEFORE SOUTHWEST FLOW AGAIN RESUMES WITH MORE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION MONDAY EVENING. FURTHER EAST...THE FRONT CRAWLING EASTWARD WILL DEVELOP A FAIRLY WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS INTO PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...THUS HAVE EXTENDED THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A SECOND ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RAIN IS JUST NOW PUSHING ONSHORE THE DELTA COAST. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO VIRTUALLY ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. AS THE UPPER LOW BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES WILL BRING ROUNDS OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WIND AND RAIN TO BOTH THE COASTLINES AND LOCATIONS INLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE MAINLAND MOST OF THE AREA IS NOW EXPERIENCING WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ITSELF...CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MIDWEEK...BUT COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA WILL REMAIN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. FOR ALASKA...THIS MEANS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THUS EXPECT COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST PARTS OF THE STATE TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE COMING WEEK...WITH MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR RAIN AT VIRTUALLY ALL LOCATIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 130 170 172 179 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141 DIXON JUN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:59 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.