Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 476, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 PM 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
- Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
732 FZAK52 PAFC 012331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 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 THU AUG 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 135 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL EARLY FRI MORNING AND MOVE 300 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 999 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 996 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT DEEPENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON 200 NM EAST OF SAND POINT THEN MOVES INLAND 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. E OF CHIRIKOFF ISLAND...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CHIRIKOFF ISLAND...SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
767 FZAK52 PAFC 021117 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 996 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
223 FZAK52 PAFC 022327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW IN 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 40 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 993 MB SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE SW 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 Aug 1, 3:25 PM AKDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:25 PM AKDT, 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PATTERN ALOFT FEATURES RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING SEA/NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH ARE BEGINNING TO ERODE THE RIDGE AND SHIFT IT EASTWARD. THE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE STRONGEST OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ALONG WITH A 115 KT JET STREAK. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE/FRONT IS PUSHING INLAND OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGIONS. AT THE SURFACE...RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN GULF EXTENDS THROUGH THE NORTH GULF COAST AND INLAND PROMOTING A MARINE LAYER THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDING FROM THE COASTAL AREAS UP THROUGH THE MAT-SU DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY OVER KODIAK ISLAND/WESTERN GULF IS BRINGING STEADY RAIN TO THE AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... WHILE GUIDANCE HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN FOR A COUPLE DAYS THE DETAIL ARE STILL NOT WELL AGREED UPON. THE COMPLEX INTERACTION OF THE STRONG SHORTWAVE/JET STREAK WITH THE ALREADY EXISTING PARENT LOW PRESSURE COMBINED WITH RAPID CYCLOGENESIS AND PHASING OF THE UPPER LEVEL/LOW LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALIES IS CAUSING MODEL DISCREPANCY IN BOTH POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW. THAT BEING SAID CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A MODERATELY STRONG AND COMPACT SURFACE LOW MOVING TO THE WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE TOMORROW EVENING. THE GEM GLOBAL/ECMWF ARE STILL FASTER WITH THE SYSTEM WHILE THE NAM/GFS CONTINUE TO BE SLOWER. THE GEM REGIONAL AND UKMET ALSO FAVOR A SLOWER SOLUTION. SREF AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN GUIDANCE HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A SLOWER SOLUTION AS WELL. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE DEEPEST OF ALL GUIDANCE AND FARTHEST WESTWARD. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUPPORTS THE GFS DEPICTION. BOTH DOMAINS PREFERRED THE GFS SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... STRATUS TO BREAK UP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS FLOW INCREASES OVER THE AREA. A WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE GULF. THE JET AND BAROCLINIC STRUCTURE TO WEAKEN OVER THIS TIMEFRAME RESULTING IN A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BUT LITTLE THREAT INLAND FRIDAY. WEAK SIGNAL AT MID LEVELS FROM THE FRONTAL WAVE BUT ENOUGH MOISUTE AND SIGNAL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS INLAND. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS TO REMAIN AND STRENGTHEN TOMORROW AHEAD OF A DEEPEING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. FLOW STRENGTHENS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTRIBUTES TO RAIN SHADOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND LOWER MAT-SU. OVER AREAS OF THE LOWER WESTERN KENAI AND WINDWARD SIDE OF THE KENAI AND KODIAK ISLAND...PRECIPITATION WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM AREA SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME STRONGER WINDS. DO NOT EXPECT HIGH WIND WARNING BUT DEFINITELY GREATER THAN 45 MPH. PRECIPITATION WILL PUSH INLAND SATURDAY AS WELL WITH THE FRONT SATURDAY AS GOOD SUPPORT AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS. THE SUPPORT LEAVES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT THE LOW OPENS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...RAIN WILL BE PRESENT IN MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY AS WELL. CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO MONDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A FRONT STRETCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA CURRENTLY BRINING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. NOT MUCH IN THE KUSKO VALLEY THOUGH AS THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT WORKS INLAND WITH DISSIPATING SUPPORT ALOFT. CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN THE AREA FRIDAY. A DEEPENING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO WORK TO THE AKPEN FRIDAY INCREASING WINDS AND PRECIP FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE JET SUPPORT IS WITH THE FRONT THAT IMPACTS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW TURNS INTO AN OPEN WAVE AND ROTATES INTO THE LARGER STACKED LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING. THE STACKED LOW WILL ROTATE INLAND SUNDAY AS AN ARCTIC LOW DEVELOPS A LARGER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE LARGE STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A SHORT WAVE COUPLED WITH A JET MAX TO DEVELOP A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC THAT SWINGS TO THE AKPEN FRIDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED SHOWERS AND STRATUS TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING IN THE MEANTIME. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW TO DROP INTO THE BERING FRIDAY NIGHT NEAR EASTERN RUSSIA. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE UNSETTLED SHOWERS AND STRATUS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG WAVE TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP A COOL PATTERN WITH STRATUS AND RAIN AT TIMES OVER THE BERING AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA. OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL BUT NOT EXCEEDINGLY ABOVE NORMAL AS THE RIDGE HAS MOVED OVER WESTERN CANADA AND NORTHWEST CONUS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 138 150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NELSON/LAWSON JUL 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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