Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 486, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 6, 2013, 6:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 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 6, 2013, 6:50 AM AKDT (14:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 FZAK52 PAFC 061450 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 UPDATED ZONES 165 171 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THU MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. A 1006 MB LOW 420 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 650 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N AND E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. S AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 650 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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009 FZAK52 PAFC 062344 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 994 MB WED MORNING 50 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN. THIS LOW MERGES WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING AND INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB THU MORNING 60 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E OF 160W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
948 FZAK52 PAFC 071148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN MERGES WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING AND MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...11 FT. SEAS N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. S AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...WIND VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 6, 6:40 AM AKDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:40 AM AKDT, 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 AM AKDT TUE AUG 6 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN ELONGATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHES OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE CENTERS IN THIS TROUGH...WITH ONE CENTER TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THE OTHER SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS SYSTEM IS STREAMING ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER ALASKA AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS. AT THE SURFACE...RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN TERRITORIES WITH THE MAIN SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF SAND POINT. GUSTY WINDS HAVE INCREASED EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...JUST NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW. PATCHY FOG IS MAINLY OVER THE BERING AND COASTAL LOCATIONS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN WITH THE STORM SYSTEM THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA. ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WITH THE NAM AND GFS USED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND GFS AND ECMWF FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND BERING. THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF KEEPING THE AREA IN MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY. THE FIRST WAVE OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF AND THEN MOVE NORTH ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHEN ANOTHER WAVE OF ENERGY FROM THE MAIN LOW PUSHES A FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND TAPER OFF ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING. TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. KODIAK WILL SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY WITH SCATTERED RAIN ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF AND JUST INLAND AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES OUT FROM THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. RIDGING ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA WILL SUPPRESS RAIN ALONG THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA... THE STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WILL BRING WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE MAIN SYSTEM MEANDERS IN THE EASTER BERING. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE GALE STRENGTH ACROSS THE PACIFIC WATERS SOUTH OF PENINSULA. STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF BRISTOL BAY WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. WINDS WILL TAPER ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY A WEAK SHORT WAVE THAT MOVES FROM KAMCHATKA LATER TODAY. OTHERWISE...RIDGING WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING THE LONG WAVE PATTERN ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WETTER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LONG TERM FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...120 130 132 136 137 138 150 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. KH AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 6, 6:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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