Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 642, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 FZAK61 PAFC 222325 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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 TUE OCT 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW AT 53N 145W LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 58N 142W WED AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THU. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 147W...NE TO NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 150W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E OF 148W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 148W...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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303 FZAK61 PAFC 231158 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 56N 143W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ICY CAPE AT 998 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
284 FZAK61 PAFC 232332 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 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 WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW AT 59N 142W WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND THU. A 1002 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT LATE THU AFTERNOON AT 58N 151W THEN MOVE TO 59N 146W BY FRI AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 147W...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
514 FZAK61 PAFC 241149 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 58N 150W THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 1011 MB FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
300 FZAK61 PAFC 242334 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INLAND. A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N 141W BEFORE MOVING INLAND AT 1014 MB SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT AND INTO SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
568 FZAK61 PAFC 251124 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W WILL MOVE TO 60N 141W FRI EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI EVENING AND SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
734 FZAK61 PAFC 252311 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 60N 144W WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE GULF TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
793 FZAK61 PAFC 261129 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 148W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
481 FZAK61 PAFC 262334 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 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. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND EXIT THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
067 FZAK61 PAFC 271143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AS A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THE SECOND FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON EVENING. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
200 FZAK61 PAFC 272337 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 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. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL TRACK INLAND THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY MON EVENING. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 159W WILL MOVE TO 55N 155W AT 967 BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
408 FZAK61 PAFC 281142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL PUSH INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 50N 159W MON NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 58N 150W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
972 FZAK61 PAFC 282328 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 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. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W EARLY TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 151W TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 59N 147W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
121 FZAK61 PAFC 290010 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 352 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W EARLY TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 151W TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 59N 147W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
617 FZAK61 PAFC 291142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 29 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. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB NEAR 57N 149W WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB NEAR 59N 145W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 29 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 29 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 Oct 22, 5:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 5:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 555 AM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME THIS MORNING WITH A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS BEING ENHANCED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW MOVES QUICKLY OVERHEAD. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO DRIFT WESTWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. MEANWHILE ANOTHER LOW IS TRACKING EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND ADDITIONAL RAIN TO MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM BUT CONTINUE TO DIFFER SOMEWHAT WITH RESPECT TO THE STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT WILL BE APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TODAY AND PROVIDE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION BEFORE A RELATIVELY WEAK NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE LOW CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE EASTERN BERING WILL BEGIN TO STALL AND DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...THEN RETROGRADE BACK TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THE EC HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...TAKING A ROUGHLY 950 MB LOW INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THURSDAY MORNING NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE AKPEN WHEREAS MOST OF THE OTHER GUIDANCE IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER AND HAS THE LOW POSITION FURTHER EAST OVER THE AKPEN. THE NAM LOOKS TO BE THE OUTLIER WITH THE FURTHEST POSITION TO THE EAST AND THE INTENSITY MUCH WEAKER AROUND 970 MB. CONTINUED TO UTILIZE THE EC FOR NOW GIVEN SUPERIOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST...YIELDING CLEARING SKIES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON THURSDAY AS THE STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING AS THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVERHEAD...PROVIDING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER AND OCCASIONAL SUNSHINE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW BEGINS TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A FRONT LOOKS TO REACH THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THE AKPEN IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY AS THE LOW CROSSES INTO THE EASTERN BERING. THIS SITUATION WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY TO WORK OUT THE EXACT DETAILS GIVEN THE CONTINUED MODEL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... WIDESPREAD SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION TODAY AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVERHEAD...WITH THE EMBEDDED LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUPPORTING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING. ATTENTION WILL THEN TURN TO THE POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW POISED TO APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN LATE WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL AS STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER RIDGING LOOKS TO BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND EARLY THIS WEEKEND ONCE THE NEXT BERING SYSTEM WINDS DOWN...POTENTIALLY PROVIDING ANOTHER BRIEF PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER LATE IN THE WEEK. MODELS THEN SUGGEST THAT BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE HOLD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN A RETURN TO A MORE SHOWERY PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED TERM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 172 173 174 175 176 177 180 181 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB OCT 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:27 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 34 hr |
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