Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 506, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 28, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
711 FZAK52 PAFC 281200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 987 MB EARLY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB BY FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON THU. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE....W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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612 FZAK52 PAFC 282356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB BY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
173 FZAK52 PAFC 290951 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 151 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB BY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 151 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
781 FZAK52 PAFC 291150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY. A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 500 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 986 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 995 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI EVENING AND WEAKENS. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 27, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS VERY FAST FLOW ALOFT RACING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. A RIDGE ALONG THE ALASKA/CANADA BORDER THAT HAS BEEN BLOCKING THE FLOW INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS MOVING TO THE EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FAST FLOW OVER THE AREA. IN PREVIOUS RUNS THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISAGREEMENT ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SURFACE LOW GO ONCE AN UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE 12Z RUN OF THE NAM PUT THE LOW FURTHER NORTH...FOLLOWING THE TREND OF THE 06Z GFS. HOWEVER...THE 12Z GFS IS TRENDING TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION AND PUTTING THE LOW FURTHER SOUTH. WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF FAIRLY CLOSE (AND THE GEM AS WELL) THIS MAKES THE NAM THE OUTLIER SOLUTION AND THUS THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS PREFER THE GFS AND ECMWF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING STRAIT LOW IS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS IS A FAIRLY WEAK SYSTEM BUT WILL HELP TO PUSH THE RIDGE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA AND OPEN UP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. NOT A LOW OF DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER SOME AREAS WITH THE UP-SLOPE COMPONENT FROM THE WESTERLY FLOW. A STRONGER SYSTEM IS SPINNING UP OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN BEGIN TO "PHASE UP" WITH A TROUGH DIVING OUT OF THE BERING STRAIT LOW AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. ON THURSDAY NIGHT THIS SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH AND LEAVE SOUTH CENTRAL IN A "COL" BETWEEN THE SYSTEM NOW IN THE GULF AND THE BERING LOW. A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY AND PUSH ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ON FRIDAY THE BERING STRAIT LOW AND BERING SEA HIGH BOTH PUSH EAST AHEAD OF THE BERING/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM AND WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP AGAIN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 155 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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