Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 586, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 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.
459 FZAK51 PAFC 152351 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND E. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-161500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-161500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-161500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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807 FZAK51 PAFC 161159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTH OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AT 996 MB BY EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER...DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN TOWARDS MORNING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
160 FZAK51 PAFC 161519 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTH OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AT 996 MB BY EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
418 FZAK51 PAFC 162309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB COMPLEX LOW 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING S OF ANCHOR POINT. OTHERWISE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT S OF ANCHOR POINT IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 15, 1:37 PM AKDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 1:37 PM AKDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 137 PM AKDT SUN SEP 15 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS GENERALLY PROGRESSIVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE...ALTHOUGH AS INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS DEEPEN THE FLOW BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED AND PROGRESSION TEMPORARILY SLOWS. TAKING A LOOK AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER ALASKA...A LARGE UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS SLOWLY SHIFTING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A FEW WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW ARE BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN COPPER BASIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS WITHIN THE LARGER CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE GULF...BUT THE LARGER IMPACT IS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE GULF LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND. THIS IS PRODUCING GAP WINDS ALONG MUCH OF THE GULF COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA. MEANWHILE A WEAK VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING IS SLOWLY TRACKING EASTWARD WITH AREAS OF RAIN SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. A STRENGTHENING JET STREAK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW IS POISED TO INITIATE AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER TROUGH. WEAK RIDGING DOMINATES THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA RESULTING IN GENERALLY BENIGN CONDITIONS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN LOW POSITIONS BUT ALL MODELS DEPICT THE SAME GENERAL SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ONE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IS THE HANDLING OF THE GULF LOW AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME WESTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED RAIN...BUT MODELS DIFFER ON THIS DETAIL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SLIGHT TREND TOWARD A FURTHER WEST SOLUTION WHICH WOULD BRING RAIN BACK INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU BY LATE TUESDAY. WILL STICK WITH CHANCE POPS FOR NOW AND WAIT FOR ONE MORE MODEL CYCLE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE COMBINATION OF JUST A COUPLE KNOTS OF WINDS AND A FEW LOCALIZED CLOUDS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING IN EAST ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING. A CHANGE IN THE ORIENTATION OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FAVORABLE FOR WINDS TO GO CALM TONIGHT AND FOR TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT AT OR BELOW FREEZING. THUS...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE TONIGHT FOR EAST ANCHORAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. AS THE GULF LOW COMPLEX MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL INDUCE A POSITIVE FEEDBACK AS PRESSURE THEN FALLS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE LEE OF THE COASTAL RANGE AND WINDS STRENGTHEN FURTHER. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH UPPER SUPPORT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS EVERYWHERE. MOST OF THE WIND WILL BE CONFINED TO GAPS ALONG THE COAST...INCLUDING THE SEWARD...WHITTIER...AND VALDEZ AREAS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS THE LOW COMPLEX BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND PRESSURE STARTS TO FALL OVER INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL. MEANWHILE...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND THROUGH GAPS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTWEST BERING DIVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND RE-INFORCING HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND IT MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. AS THE GULF LOW COMPLEX LIFTS NORTHWARD PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN COPPER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS MONDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD WESTWARD TUESDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FREEZING LEVELS TO DROP TO 3000 FEET OR LOWER. THUS...EXPECT SNOW TO FALL NEAR EUREKA ON THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY (ABOUT 3300 FEET ELEVATION). SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL QUITE WARM AND PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...SO WOULD NOT EXPECT MUCH IF ANY SNOW TO STICK TO THE ROADWAY AT THIS ELEVATION. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR WEST THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD ON TUESDAY. FOR NOW EXPECT THE BULK OF PRECIP TO REMAIN EAST OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT RAIN COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY LOOKS LIKE A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF RAIN FOR THESE AREAS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHWEST LOW AND TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...THE JET STREAK MENTIONED ABOVE WILL CAUSE THE TROUGH TO RAPIDLY DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP RAIN CONFINED TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THINGS WILL DRY OUT TUESDAY AS THIS TROUGH EXITS TO THE SOUTH. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL THEN DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY PRECIP. IT WILL BRING A SHOT OF COLDER AIR AND RESULT IN A DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES...WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED FOR INLAND VALLEYS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE WEAK SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING AND ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL QUICKLY TRANSIT THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING RIGHT BACK IN. THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM IS A TYPHOON CURRENTLY AFFECTING JAPAN. IT WILL BE PICKED UP BY A TROUGH EXITING ASIA AND TRACK NORTHWARD TO THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL BE ON THE PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM AND WILL ONLY SEE A GLANCING BLOW AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD AND WEAKENS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE FOR THE DAYS 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD WITH A STRONG SUB-TROPICAL JET SETTING UP ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FREEZE ADVISORY 101 111. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB SEP 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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