Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 487, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 7, 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 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 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.
233 FZAK52 PAFC 072353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A SECONDARY 990 MB LOW MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 170 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 994 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT MIDNIGHT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEA 7 FT. W OF 160W...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
346 FZAK52 PAFC 081157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS. A SECONDARY 994 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 1000 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S AND E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 30. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S AND E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E OF 160W...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF 160W...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...WIND VARIABLE TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT MAINLY E OF AMCHITKA PASS. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
498 FZAK52 PAFC 082312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ TP
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 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE THIS MORNING IS A LARGE ELONGATED UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A CLOSED UPPER HIGH ALOFT SITS OVER THE CANADIAN ARCTIC. THE SQUEEZED HEIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO FEATURES SUPPORTS A 100 KT JET STREAK OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE SEWARD PENINSULA WHICH IS PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OROGRAPHICALLY INDUCED CIRRUS CLOUDS OFF OF THE ALASKA RANGE. BOTH THE UPPER LOW AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING WITH THE DRIFTING NORTHWARD WITH THE STRONGER JET STREAK DOWNSTREAM OF THE SYSTEM. LARGE SCALE ASCENT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AIDED BY THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET STREAK AND A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARE BRINGING RAIN TO THE GULF WITH PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. DEEP EAST/SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND IS PROMOTING DOWN-SLOPE DRYING OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. WEAKER SOUTHEASTERLIES OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ARE ALLOWING STEADY RAIN TO MAKE IT OVER THE CHUGACH. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS SYNOPTICALLY IN THE SAME BALLPARK WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPCOMING PATTERN. A SHORTWAVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DROPPING INTO THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH LOOKS TO BECOME THE NEW UPPER LOW CENTER AS THE CURRENT UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA DRIFTS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WITH AN ACCOMPANYING FRONT. THERE ARE SOME PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCES PERTAINING TO HOW THE NORTH GULF LOW LIFTS NORTHWARD. GUIDANCE RIGHT NOW SITS IN TWO CAMPS...THE FIRST LIFTING THE AKPEN UPPER LOW/TROUGH NORTH/NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE SYSTEM STAYS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONGER BERING SEA CENTER. THIS SOLUTION IS FAVORED BY THE ECMWF/NAM/UKMET. THE SECOND SOLUTION KEEPS THE GULF UPPER LOW FURTHER EAST...NOT LIFTED INTO THE MAINLAND...NOT AS MUCH INFLUENCED BY THE BERING SEA SYSTEM AND IS EMBODIED BY THE GFS. THE GEM GLOBAL/REGIONAL AND LOCAL WRF SUPPORT A HYBRID BETWEEN THE TWO SOLUTIONS. THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS BETWEEN THE TWO SOLUTIONS WILL ENTAIL THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PUSH INLAND AND STRENGTH/TIMING OF THE TURNAGAIN ARM WIND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD STAY MAINLY IN PLACE TODAY WITH ONLY SLIGHT NORTHWARD MOVEMENT. STEADY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND SOUTHWESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING ALONG WITH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO STAY MOSTLY DRY IN DOWN-SLOPE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL PUSH OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SPREADING RAIN NORTHWARD. EMBEDDED WAVES IN THE FLOW WILL PERIODICALLY BRING RAIN TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA ALONG WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE ON THURSDAY. THE TURNAGAIN ARM/HIGHER ELEVATION WIND WILL CONTINUE TO STAY IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS STAYS IN PLACE. THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH/FRONT APPROACH THE SOUTHCENTRAL ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AN ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHWEST. THE STACKED LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH NORTHWARD. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA AREAS TODAY WHILE THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. THE SECOND UPPER LOW IN THE BERING WILL PUSH INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPPING DOWN THE WESTERN BERING WILL REINFORCE THE CURRENT UPPER LOW OVER THE AREA BRINGING RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS TODAY. RAIN WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND SPORADIC OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...MAINLY FOR THE EASTERN BERING SEA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE SEASONABLE FALL PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AN UPPER LOW WILL BE PRESENT IN THE BERING SEA SENDING PERIODIC WAVES AND FRONTS TOWARD THE MAINLAND MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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