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Gale Warning 593, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 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
- Sep 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 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.
138 FZAK52 PAFC 211144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB ON MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
943 FZAK52 PAFC 220009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 310 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT TO 315 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON. A STRENGTHENING 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
163 FZAK52 PAFC 221150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND DRIFT TO 240 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA EARLY MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A STRENGTHENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 988 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 970 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SE GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JM
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 20, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THOUGH THE PLACEMENT OF THE STORM MOVING INTO
THE GULF IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT...THE GENERAL IMPACT WITH WINDS AND
QPF ARE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. THE GFS WITH SOME ADJUSTMENT IS PREFERRED.
.UPPER LEVELS...
THE STACKED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE IS MOVING NORTH AND
WEAKENING. A WEAK TROUGH IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON
AND MAY KICK OFF A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A
STRONG VORTEX IS EVIDENT MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE SE BERING
SEA. A STRONG SWLY JET IS EVIDENT SOUTH OF THE CENTER THE JUST SOUTH
OF ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN.
THE CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES OVER THE SW GULF TONIGHT
AND TO THE SE GULF LATE SAT EARLY SUN MORNING. A SECONDARY TROUGH
MOVES SOUTH ACROSS TO EASTERN BERING SEA/BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING TO
SOUTH OF THE AK PEN EARLY SUN MORNING. A STRONG NW JET IS EVIDENT ON
ITS WEST PERIPHERY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER THE COPPER
RIVER...FAIR SKIES WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY W TO NW
WINDS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH BRISK GAP WINDS OVER
THE NORTH GULF AND KENAI PEN.
THE DEVELOPING CENTER APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SAT AND TO THE SE GULF
ON SUN WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE 960S. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN AND NORTH
GULF ON SAT. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BECOME NWLY SAT AND INTENSIFY
SOME SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS COLD AIR SPILLS IN THE WEST GULF. RAIN
SHOULD SPREAD TO KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND TO THE NORTH GULF ON
SAT. THE CURRENT LOW TRACK WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE MAJORITY OF
PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE GULF AND COASTS THROUGH SAT.
THINGS GET A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING SUN NIGHT AND MON AS THE GFS
SHOWS A DEFORMATION AXIS SETTING UP ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI AND
ANCHORAGE BOWL/MATSU AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION. THE NAM HOWEVER IS FAR
LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH THE DEFORMATION POTENTIAL AND QPF. BOTTOM
LINE...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OR A MIX SUN NIGHT INTO MON
ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT VALLEY.
.SW ALASKA INCLUDING AK PEN...
RADAR SHOWS RAIN STARTING TO IMPACT COASTAL SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE RAIN IS SPREADING ACROSS THE AK PEN. STRONG SE
WINDS ARE EVIDENT OVER THE AK PEN AND ARE SPREADING TO THE SW COAST.
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY ACROSS THE AK PEN THIS EVENING AND NW
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY STRONG WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE
GUSTS. WINDS ACROSS THE AK PEN WILL INCREASE SAT EVENING AS AN UPPER
WAVE DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AND COLD ADVECTION SPILLS SOUTH
ACROSS THE BERING SEA. WINDS AT THIS TIME MAY HIT HIGH WARNING LEVELS
WITH COULD HOLD INTO SUN MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY OVER
THE SW MAINLAND AND BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER. RAIN OVER THE AK PEN AND
SW MAINLAND WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS WILL DRYING SPREADING SOUTH
ACROSS THE MAINLAND SAT.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
WESTERLY/NWLY GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE
REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE DEVELOPING LOW CENTER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK NEAR WARNING LEVELS THIS EVENING OVER UNALASKA...BUT WILL
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SAT THEN INCREASE OUT OF
THE S-SE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SAT EVENING WITH THE APPROACH OF A
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FOR NEXT WEEK A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE POSITIVE TILTED THROUGH THE
BERING SEA AS A CUTOFF LOW FORMS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE
WILL BE A STRONG MERIDIONAL JET STREAK OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WITH A AMPLIFIED RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL ALLOW STORMS TO
KEEP TRACKING THROUGH THE BERING SEA BEFORE CROSSING INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 185. HIGH WIND WATCH 181.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 132 150 155 170.
GALE WARNING 130 136 137 138 140 172 160 165 176 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC SEP 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:48 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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