Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 538, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309 FZAK61 PAFC 222306 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 142W WILL DRIFT TO 57N 140W AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52N 138W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 T0 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
297 FZAK61 PAFC 231151 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 142W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB THROUGH MON EVENING...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
420 FZAK61 PAFC 232318 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 142W WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR 55N 138W TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND SHIFT EAST BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...E OF 148W...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 148W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
133 FZAK61 PAFC 240631 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 352 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 142W WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR 55N 138W TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND SHIFT EAST BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...E OF 148W...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 148W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
978 FZAK61 PAFC 241200 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 57N 140W WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING. A 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF 148W...W WIND 20 KT. W OF 148W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ JM
281 FZAK61 PAFC 242318 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 58N 160W WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 59N 147W THU AFTERNOON $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
463 FZAK61 PAFC 251200 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE THIS MORNING. A 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 146W AT 998 MB AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 156W EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ JM
077 FZAK61 PAFC 252323 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 159W WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB NEAR 58N 147W THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 60N 165W AT 969 MB THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 58N 150W AT SAME STRENGTH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 Sep 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .MODELS GOOD THROUGH TUE THEN THEN EC UK BECOME FASTER BUT BOTH TAKE A WEAKENING LOW EAST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE GULF LATE WED AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS APPEAR TO HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE KODIAK ISLAND AREAS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE STATE AIRPORT AND EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ELSEWHERE IN THE ZONE. THIS WIND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO KICK UP DUST/ASH OFF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND BLOW IT OVER THE ISLAND. SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXTEND BACK TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BETWEEN 147W AND 150W WITH SNOW LEVELS VARYING AROUND 500 FT. SNOW WILL BE MORE SCATTERED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND CONFINED TO THE UPSLOPE AREAS. THIS WILL ALL END FROM WEST TO EAST MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE COMES IN FROM BRISTOL BAY. NEXT STORM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. THIS WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN ST GEORGE ISLE AND DUTCH HARBOR TUE EVENING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 968 MB. GALES AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCES WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM. AFTER A NICE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT RAIN AND WIND WILL AGAIN SPREAD TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST, AND THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME LIGHT WINDS AND DRY WEATHER WILL BE SEEN FROM THE GULF NORTH TO THE ALASKA RANGE. CHINOOK TYPE WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 136 137 138 155 160 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. *** SEP 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 22, 12:45 PM AKDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1245 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 AKZ171-230300- ...MINOR ASHFALL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BLOWN DUST AND ASH OFF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND SPREAD IT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. MINOR DUST OR ASHFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ISLAND. ANY ASHFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIMITED TO A TRACE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.