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Gale Warning 581, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 12, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

381 
FZAK51 PAFC 121159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 985 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE
TO 260 NM SOUTH OF CHINIAK AT 1006 MB EARLY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-130300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-130300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-130300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-130300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-130300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
727 
FZAK51 PAFC 122357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH 
OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB THEN TO 400 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 1009 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-131500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-131500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-131500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7
FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BY MORNING. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-131500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-131500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
CAPE KULIAK...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 12 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
807 
FZAK51 PAFC 131159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 290 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB BY EARLY SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING SE 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-140300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-140300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-140300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE MORNING. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE
MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-140300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-140300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

JM
203 
FZAK51 PAFC 132319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF
CAPE SUCKLING BY SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1006 MB.

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT BY MORNING. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-141500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-141500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-141500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT DURING THE EVENING W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ136-141500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ137-141500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 13 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED SEP 11 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A
SURFACE LOW CENTERED JUST TO THE EAST. ANOTHER LOW IS OVER EXTREME
NORTHEAST RUSSIA. THERE IS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS.
THERE IS A BIT OF A SPLIT IN MODEL SOLUTIONS AFTER 60 HOURS...WITH
THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVING A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SOLUTION THAN THE
NAM...UKMET AND GEM. THIS IS FAIRLY MINOR...AND WITH THE GFS AND
ECMWF SOLUTIONS IN AGREEMENT CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS FAIRLY
HIGH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE TROUGH OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH LATE THIS EVENING. THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND FRONTAL PRECIPITATION WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND SOUTH CENTRAL ON
THURSDAY. THE UPPER LOW ITSELF WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF
THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THE RUSSIAN LOW WILL MOVE EAST...AND
ENTER NORTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. THESE TWO LOWS WILL MOVE EAST
TOGETHER (THOUGH NOT PHASING UP) AND BOTH BE ALONG 150 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE SATURDAY MORNING. THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS CURRENTLY FAIRLY
STRONG...BUT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST AND INTO THE GULF.

THE BERING SEA HIGH WILL FOLLOW THESE LOWS..AND WILL HAVE MIGRATED
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON FRIDAY AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BRING IN A DRYING TREND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND
THE EXITING LOW. THESE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT (MUCH WEAKER)
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS
ON THURSDAY...BUT SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND POSSIBLY ONLY MAKE IT
TO THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA DURING THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL LIKELY
REMAIN DRY THOUGH MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS ON
SUNDAY AND A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN ON MONDAY AS WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
RETURNS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 172.
         GALE WARNING 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 175 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG SEP 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 11, 4:26 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC42 hr
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.